thanks Roonies! walking is easier than or just as easy as breathing for me. it's easier than standing still, standing still is real hard for me, actually. as a kid, i used to just leave home, point north and walk. i'd just keep walking. as i got older, on snow days and weekends, i i'd visit friends that lived 7 or 8 miles away. when i worked back home, i'd walk 5 to 7 miles to work, standing in the kitchen for 9 or 10 hours, then walk back home. nowadays, even if my legs hurt so much i can barely stand, i can still walk. granted, the old ticker is getting a bit of a workout now, but i'm loving the walks. as soon as i can get my ssdi, i wanna move somewhere that the climate is nice enough that i can walk 2,3 or 4 times a day. the only thing is, it has to be flat. i can't do hills.
rather than seeing being sick as a bad thing, i look forward to being able to soak up some nature and enjoy myself for a while. i spent the last 8 years petrified that i wouldn't be able to work. now that it's here, i can stop worrying about it. i did my share and i always did over and above. i have plenty of study materials and plausibly a book or 2 to write. this just might be the coolest time of my life. if i don't do the walking, it might be the shortest. it seems like i was prepared for this since i was little. why look a gift horse in the mouth!
i hope your shoulder trauma recedes and it all works out much better than you are now anticipating!
