Happy Wife was diagnosed with Patellofemoral Arthritis, aka boo boo knee.
X-ray indicates the bulb of bone A does not fit properly into the cognate cup of bone B. The margins of the two pieces appeared to me like the puzzle-piece margins of separated continents once joined together — two Gondwanalands after Pangea’s divide.
Prognosis? Good, if rested for three weeks or more, followed by strengthening of the quadriceps via low impact exercise (e.g., swimming, cycling) to relieve pressure on knee cap. Avoid squatting. :-(. Surgical corrections not recommended. Take two Ibuprofen and call me in the morning…
Bluesky day yesterday. Walked with Lucy at one of our usual places, the bluff overlooking Turnagain Arm where it spills into Cook Inlet and beyond. Snapped me a picture I did:
The little white mound off in the distance is Mt. Redoubt. Lost her cool in ’89 and spit ash everywhere. Further to the right is a faint glimpse of the Tordrillo Mountains. Follow them south and they eventually give way to the Aleutian island/mountain chain, all part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
About that Aleutian chain, the easternmost and largest island in the Aleutians is Unimak Island. It was the destination goal of a husband and wife from Seattle who decided one day in 2008 they’d like to walk to Unimak Island. From Seattle. Walk. Yes, walk.
Like two snails they slogged, up the western coast of BC, eventually passing into Alaska, through Prince William Sound, over to Anchorage passing very near the bluff where Lucy and I stood, around the northern arm of Cook inlet, along the base of the Tordrillos, and ultimately on to Unimak Island. ~4000 miles. Took ’em a year and change.
I sat on the couch with Happy Wife nursing her recuperative knee, Mel, our house guest, was in the comfy chair, all of us transfixed on the TV documentary of these two. We drank wine and shared a Klondike bar. By the end of the show I swore I would never again complain about a difficult thing in my life. Ever.