Good Luck, Cecily. Surely that Betty Foy is meant to be, and though the healing may be hard, my hope is that you and your medical team will make it happen so you can ride your Betty again. It's hard for a bike lover to be off the bike. Merry Christmas and a healthier New Year Ryan in Winnipeg On Thursday, December 19, 2013 4:38:31 PM UTC-6, Cecily Walker wrote:
> Thank you, Tom. Over the last 10 years my medical team and I have tried > everything. I lost -- and regained -- weight so many times, I've decided > it's one battle I'm not going fight. Besides: fat ladies don't get > wrinkles. ;-) > > You're exactly right that life happens. That's generally the attitude I > try to take these days. Everyone has a burden: osteoarthritis and > rheumatoid arthritis just happen to be mine, and surgery's the remedy. It > won't be easy or fun, but once I've healed I'll be a brand new me. That > thought keeps me going. > > Cheers, > Cecily > > On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:53:53 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote: >> >> Dearest Cecily, >> >> I am adding you to my prayers for recovery, restoration, revitalization, >> and resumption of you use of Betty Foy. Stop the self punishment and >> recrimination right now. >> >> I am no expert on medical, diet or any other therapy for this, but there >> are some good comments in here. >> >> I am a math/engineering type of person who has somehow found himself in >> charge of a rather large group of people. Many of them have increased >> their responsibility and investment of time to do their jobs. And, as in >> your case, life happens. They go into the recrimination mode because they >> are not "running ten miles a day" or "working out". It becomes a trap. >> >> We recommend setting minimums. Rather than just let her set idle, what >> is the minimum you could do with Betty Foy and not blame yourself for doing >> nothing? The "blame yourself" is the problem thing. In one case, a former >> runner at my work agreed to at least set her running shoes at the door >> every morning. That's a minimum. After a few mornings of that, she put >> them on and went for a walk. Walking led to running again. Running a >> small amount has been growing slowly back to her previous level of >> performance while still meeting her work responsibilities. It takes time. >> What could you do with Betty Foy? Go and look at her in her station in >> your home. Work on her (install the rack). Ride 1 block and get the mail. >> Grab her handlebars and walk her to a nearby destination. Use he basket >> to portage some purchase home. You don't have to do it all at once. Step >> by step, dear. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Tom >> >> On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:46:45 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: >>> >>> My osteoarthritis has become so bad in the last few weeks that it's >>> nearly impossible to ride my Betty Foy. Even after a professional bike >>> fitting, I simply don't have enough flexibility in the knee to make >>> pedaling possible. Part of me feels like it's punishment for buying such an >>> expensive bike in the first place, but the thing that hurts the most is >>> I'll have to take *public transit* to work until things improve/until >>> surgery, whichever comes first. >>> >>> But at least I'll finally have time to put the Nitto front rack on the >>> bike. >>> >>> *heavy sigh* >>> Cecily >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
