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On 11/6/2025 at 7:47 AM, Bevo&Pevo said:

Currently, I think the discomfort from the leg being mostly useless and the fact the Dr. wants the leg as straight as possible to keep it in alignment is causing me to overthink the entire sleep deal.  Maybe that's the anxiety.  I'm gonna give it over the weekend and see if something changes.  I have made it this far, so I got that going for me.

My doctor/PA wanted the same thing regarding getting my leg straight. It was the worst part of PT for me.  Eventually it got itself straight long after I stopped PT.  Like 6-9 months. Just regular walking and getting up and around finally took care of it.  Its all about realigning the muscles to cope with the new joint, which takes time. 

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Below a cut and paste of an email I just sent to my sister. Getting old does indeed suck, but if you allow the good memories to come in they will. I've been lucky. I have had, mostly, a good life, so most of my memories are good. "The Old Home Place" and Mr. Rhodes shrimp boat were places of poverty, not crushing poverty, but the people there were poor. The memories are not about money. The good memories are about places, experiences, and people. I've been lucky. I have had a good life. 

"I love these pictures you send me. My mind is getting sadly weaker,
but the visual cue of these photos, 75 years old, brings a flood of
memories. Good memories. I loved "The Old Home Place". LOVED it! My
life is so much richer for having been there and allowed to play and
explore. I have a background of memories...The Old Home Place, Mr.
Rhodes shrimp boat, an unairconditioned bedroom on Bentwood Rd with
the windows open through which I could hear prop airplanes taking off.
I can hear the timbre  of the engines and propellers cutting the air,
I can hear it now. I can't remember the name of people I meet now, but
I can remember the sound of a Braniff prop airplane."

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