[Leica] OT: now new knees

[michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)]

Tina Manley wrote:
> At 12:26 PM 2/18/2007, you wrote:
>> I dunno ... I saw Nathan's SLR. Comfortable in the hand, nice and
>> balanced ... but a bit hefty.
> 
> Yes, the SLR's are hefty but those tiny little memory cards that take 
> the place of hundreds of rolls of film and aren't hurt by x-rays are 
> wonderful.  The size and weight of the Canon's is another reason I'm 
> happy with my M8 ;-)
> 
> 
>> Glad your knees are  better though. My wife is faced with needing a
>> similar operation (hips). Scares her.
> 
> Tell her not to be afraid.  It's the best thing I've ever done.  No more 
> pain in my knees and I can do anything I could before I wore out my 
> knees.  Just find a doctor who specializes in hip replacements and talk 
> to his patients.  Do the pre and post-operation physical therapy 
> religiously.  Two months after I had both knees replaced, I was climbing 
> mountains in Guatemala.
> 

My mother in law had a new knee also. She is very very happy. Before she 
couldn't walk without a lot of pain. Now, no pain at all
and she walks like a teenager again.
Our queen also had her knees replaced. I'm not sure what she thinks of 
it. I haven't spoken to her lately:-)


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Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema