since i have been off, i have had the time to reflect on life and i am tired of just reflecting. my knee continues to give me problems. i finished a round of synvisc injections and it has not done much as far as helping my knee. if this continues, a total knee replacement may be the next step.
synvisc is supposed to be an amazing product. it is made from chicken combs. in other words, chicken fat!!! if there is medicinal value in chicken fat, i should be very healthy. i love fried chicken and all the trimmings. march 19 is my next dr. visit. if i am unable to drive this summer then i need to go on and get on anti-depressants. it depresses me greatly to think i might miss the 2009 baseball season. more than that, i miss going to dc.
i love dc and i have posted many times about my trips there. dc is an amazing place to go to. the highlight of my dc trips are the memorials and arlington. on "the wall" is the name of a neighbor of mine from my hometown, jackson, tennessee.
i remember being home the day military officers came to my next door neighbors house. my neighbor had stepped on a landmine in vietnam and had been killed. i can close my eyes and see it so vividly. they knocked on the door and when they got no answer, they knocked on our door to inquire as to where his parents could be found. when these guys come around, you know what has happened. as i write about this, i still get that knot in my stomach and the lump in my throat.
recently restrictions have been lifted as to the media covering the return of our war dead. i have always felt we should do all we can to remember those who gave their lives while serving in our militaries. i guess reading about this is what started all these memories to surface.
bottom line-whether or not you agree with war, real people die. our neighbors, friends, relatives and their families lose a loved one and it is unfortunate that they have to suffer so much pain. they volunteered to serve our country but i don't believe one of them volunteered to die. but they do.
today, take the time to pray for these people. as i write this, over 4100 men and women have died in iraq and afghanistan. they all left behind someone who loved them. they are grieving and hurting. some are angry. some mourn the loss and become depressed. all need to be prayed over and it is not only the least we can do, it is the most.
God bless them all and God bless our great nation.
until next time...
