Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> Today is the anniversary of Crash's and my first date. We're having a
> special dinner (well, special to us) in about an hour or so.
>
> Marinated shrimp on skewers, grilled, then served with lemon butter.
> Marinated chicken breast with onion and red, yellow, and green
> peppers, skewered and grilled.
> Brown rice.
> Pound cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.
>
> It's been raining intermittently all day, so grilling may or may not
> be a challenge. But this is going to be a real treat for us, either
> way!
>
> (Crash has been having problems with his artificial hip making loud,
> horrible grinding sounds, and he's having trouble walking, but he's in
> good spirits. We see the orthopod on Monday)


Nice.

Pass this on to Crash. My grandfather had both knees replaced...
after the age of 80. It was really, really hard to say the least. He
made it, though. Spent the rest of his life running around the house
like a youngster.

Have patience, and work with the docs and the physical therapists.
It tough because you can't dictate the speed of your recovery.

--
Reg