American Discovery Trail: Still Near Marseilles, Illinois

Jackie had knee replacement surgery today. That will affect my walking as well as hers, as she will need plenty of care for some time, including round-the-clock availability from me for at least three days. My walking will be secondary, and I will not be leaving the house for an hour and a half at a time to take Arlo out this weekend.

Last week, I was in California, playing bridge with Mike, and not worrying about my steps. The bridge went great. Three weeks ago, I had one gold point out of the 50 I will need for Life Master (eventually, like 4 years from now.) Then I won 2.5 gold with Russ two weeks ago, and then Mike and I won 9 more, so suddenly getting 50 gold does not seem so insurmountable.

Over the last 10 days I have counted my steps only three days, which means I have walked about 15 miles, which means I am not far from where I was when I last posted.

Now the priority is taking care of Jackie. Her recovery period will be several weeks. She suggested that she wanted to go back to work after three weeks, and her doctor said it would be longer. She is walking with a walker now, getting around pretty well, but I am not sure how long before she walks without a walker or cane. I will be taking her to physical therapy twice a week for at least the next three weeks. She cannot drive until her doctor clears her.

The doctor said her knee was one of the stiffest he has seen, and I think he has seen quite a few.

It's an odd time, but I suspect, based on how she is doing so far, that Jackie will not need constant watching for long, and I will be back to a regular walking schedule and even bridge. Meanwhile, crossing Illinois will have to wait.