Wild - that sounds awful. I'm sorry you have to experience that.

I managed to sleep until 4:30! Woohoo! Last night I was talking to a friend of mine (who I will be seeing today) and he wants to start going to the pool to do exercise again so we agreed to be exercise buddies! I'm so excited because I'm pretty sure water exercise is about the only kind I'd be able to handle right now, as weight-bearing has been more or less out of the question for a few years now. But I just really miss being active. It makes me sad to sit around day in and day out doing really nothing at all, changing positions every few minutes because of the pain, unable to participate in social activities or anything else. It's hard not to get stuck in the feeling that it's never going to change. But I hope this works out because it would be a really good thing, not just physically but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

It's still dark here. The sun isn't yet beginning to lighten. My living room window looks out on a ravine and it's beautiful so I'm thankful for that. I hope you all have a restful day, or whatever you need it to be.