OK! I know I have been avoiding blogging this week. I am so sad! The Y pool is closed for a week of maintenance. Closed! I cannot go and ride my oars. I am beside myself with frustration. I have never in my life been sad because I could not exercise. I have a pool here at home but it is still in the preparation stage. It is an above ground and at the present there is no way for me to get into it (or out) A ramp system is being built but it is slow going. Anyway it has been over a week since I have been able to use my Lobos and it has been difficult at best. I am stiffening up. I have to stretch so much more every day just to maintain my new found mobility. On land I run the risk of falling...you cannot fall down in the pool. So when I sit in any chair and stretch, I am mindful that I might fall. Itwas a fall that sent me on this downward path to disability. So,I am in a maintainance program for a week...be patient there will be more to come.