Thanks, Ken. Will pass on your kind thoughts and suggestions to my dad. Cheers, Christine
On Sep 7, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > Christine, please thank your dad for me for his dedication and sacrifices > made during his service duty. > > I need to plug knee replacements here, given that he's seen a doctor about > knee issues. > I had 2 total knee replacements a few years back and it has made all the > difference for me. Arthritis issues with the knees finally got to where the > pain became very bad, even with pills & rubs. It finally got to where I had > to do something about it. I had them done on separate occasions and would > recommend the same for anyone. The pain/recovery from the operations was well > worth it as I am totally without pain/issues. I believe with out the > replacements, I'd probably be in a wheel chair. > > HTH > > He looks like a much younger man than his age. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Aguila" <christ...@caguila.com> > Subject: PAW--Week 35--Dad at 81 > > >> Hi Everyone: My dad turned 81 today. As you can see from the picture, he's >> aging quite gracefully--and he's active as if he was 60. He's a retired 8th >> grade science teacher, and he's retired military, having served in Korea, >> then as a reservist for 31 years. He was a paratrooper as a Green Beret and >> also earned Canadian jump wings during his military career. A few months >> ago he went to the doctor because his knees have been really bothering him. >> At one point his doctor asked, "Now, Charles, how many jumps have you made >> in your career?" When my dad said about 60+, the doctor said, "Well, no >> wonder your knees are bothering you at this age! Sheesh!" >> >> It's so hard to think of my dad as 81. He just hasn't changed much to my >> mind: he still tells his funny stories, he's always chauffeuring various >> offspring and grand kids about town, and he and my mom still sneak off to >> downtown hotels for get-away weekends--in fact, I was informed tonight that >> they are "going away" in a few weeks to one of their favorite hotels on the >> south side of Chicago near Hyde Park. Go, Dad! Cheers, Christine >> >> http://aguilapaw.posterous.com > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
