Yep, it's bad, it sucks and there is little to be done. I have seen the language of the report on my MRI and my doctor's response to it. We're talking in some cases severe and chronic and in others probably severe. We're talking damage, inflammation, fluid, tearing, and the three other dwarves of injury.

We need to talk about what therapy exists although I admit I'm really doubtful that it can help. Maybe if I had done something earlier? Who knows and oh is that a bad thing for me to contemplate.

I also need to look into getting help with everyday living. There is no question that I am fine living alone. There's also little question that I can continue to be 100 percent independent. Much of that doesn't matter; very little of my ego and sense of self is bound up in what I can do physically. Like anyone else, though, I just hate not being able to do what I want when I want.