Things I've Learned Since Last Week

Last week I had a tendon removed from my leg and ankle, and a cadaver tendon was grafted in, giving me the chance to walk normally again. (and perhaps someday run and compete in triathlons once more.)

I checked myself out from the hospital early, high on morphine and certain that my kids needed me more than I needed morphine. The kindly docs sent me home with a "leg epidural," oxycontin and oxycodone. On the way home, the epidural became disconnected. While my husband was on the phone with...