A faint dusting of snow covers the complex lawn. This seems like a good morning to stay inside where it's warm and dry, I'm thinking as I drop into a chair in my entry way and begin pulling my shoes on. The brace in my left shoe goes almost up to my knee, supporting my ankle and giving me a familiar, secure feeling.
I don't want to walk, but I have to! Having the left side of my body paralyzed is a nuisance as long as I keep myself in fairly good shape. Having one side paralyzed if I let myself get fat and weak would be more than a nuisance. It would be a travesty! I may not be as strong and nimble as I used to be, or even as I want to be, but I'm not as helpless, or as depressed, as I would be if I didn't do what I can to stay in shape.
I'm fairly comfortable with my left arm & leg attrophying smaller and smaller, but I'm still not thrilled with it. What saves the day for me is exercising so I'm in almost as good of shape as I can be.
The other night Jay Leno said something about one in every three Americans is obese. That means one in every three Americans is three Americans.
With Leno's joke in mind, I head out the door and start limping around the block.
