This message is from: Genie Dethloff <gdp...@comcast.net>
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in the almost 3 years since i had my knee replacement, there has not been one
day when i woke up and said "oh, that doesn't hurt." it's become a chronic
pain which is now affecting my daily life and is making me quite depressed.
Oh Laurie,
I'm so sorry to hear that your knee replacement was not a success
story. I may have missed comments by you before saying that you were
having problems. I have a very bad knee that dislocated several
times and then a surgery to prevent dislocations that caused all
sorts of problems for years. I know my knee may not last my life
time and I have reason to believe my replacement surgery would not be
a success story either. I really feel for you. I wish you could
continue riding Oz and making progress, but you may be better off
waiting until better weather and then only doing what your body will
allow you to. Oz will be fine whether he is ridden or not,
especially since I am sure he knows he is loved. Remember, we ride
them for our good - it is not what nature intended for horses. We
are so lucky that horses are generous enough to let us on their backs
and even that they let us lead them around! Oz will enjoy his time
off just being a horse.
This time of year it is hard not to get depressed especially due to
less sun light and challenging weather. Was this your first
Christmas on your own? The holidays can bring up all sort of
emotions both good and bad. I hope you can make it through this
rough time and find enough support to make daily life more pleasant.
I am not riding much now due to my horse being in training and due to
physical limitations I am going through. I find that lack of
exercise really depresses me. Sometimes I just go to the barn and
take Pjoska in the indoor and walk around with her for 10 minutes. I
also find that watching my trainer work with the horses keeps me
feeling involved.
Congrats on finding a truck that was a good deal.
--
Genie Dethloff and Pjoska
Killingworth, Connecticut
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