Quote - I have an almost 80 year old father who was told 40+ years ago that he seriously needed back surgery but that his chance spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair was 50/50. He declined surgery and suffered the pain. He had a massive heart attack 23 years ago and was fortunate enough to be at the emergency room of a research hospital where the option was to give him what was then an experimental drug. I made a choice, signed the papers and crossed my fingers. Fortunately, he survived and 2 days later had a quadruple bypass. He is the second longest survivor in the province of a quadruple bypass, and has been taking part in a study for quite a few years now on post-operative heart patients. Then a hip replacement and hernia repair, both needed due to the back injury seriously throwing things off whack. His secret? He's stubborn and he refuses to let his conditions overcome him. He stays mobile and on the go. Despite being bent over and hobbling, every day in summer he climbs up the ladder to go water the rooftop planters. In winter he still shovels every day. If we get up at 5 am to beat him to it, he'll have it done at 4:30 am the next day, so we just let him do it. His tests always come back showing a very grave and deteriorating situation, and yet he looks quite a bit younger than his age and just keeps ticking, no matter how slow he sometimes has to go due to the pain. Keeping busy and as mobile as possible is one of the best things a person can do for their health.

 

This is not only in answer to you about your dad and being mobile but also to SaintFox in answer to my question 9WHICH BTW DOES NOT NEED TO BE ANSWERED!) your dad IS DRIVEN!

His spirit does not flag his desire and passions are not quashed and he will not surrender. He is DRIVEN!

Do you understand my question SaintFox? Is he DRIVEN!

If he is he might drive himself to a quicker recovery and who knows, even back onto his classic motorcycle (with or without....yes it was right....SIDECAR!

Boy have we griched this thread. Sorry ODF and the rest of you. Please let us continue!