Monday, February 3, 2014

Chapter 19. Does Digging Cure Arthritis? Ummmm....

Surprise! Rain again last night! Not enough to fill any buckets, just enough to cause 16 muddy feet. NO I'm not complaining! I just dutifully re-mop.


Floor mopped
twice yesterday
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I got up and went to a seniors' exercise class this morning. They say that exercise keeps the joints happy, but I'm here to tell you, that doesn't seem to be true if the exercise is digging. They (meaning all these websites dedicated to making people with arthritis feel better about themselves) do recommend gardening, but they probably don't mean much more than dead-heading the roses or mowing with a self propelled machine.

Well, maybe after a few months of exercise class. Not that I can quit digging until then; I just mean maybe it won't bother me as much. Actually, I should bookmark this issue. It'd be really interesting to come back to this page in a few months to see if all this digging actually improves the arthritis issue. I'd have thought the joints would prefer NOT to be abused, but apparently they kind of like it. We shall see.

Hey anything is ok if you have the right pain meds. So...pardon me while I go tell my doctor I wish to replace her skinny 30-year-old ass with an older model.