HARD FOR ME NOT TO WALK

Yesterday was the last day of a five day visit to New York to visit my Mom. On the second day of this visit my Mom tripped and fractured her ankle in three places while we were in Connecticut. (I have suggested to her that she embellish her story and claim that it was a parachute jump accident - something to do with the chute not deploying properly.  Surely this is a more interesting story than tripping on a hemp rug, but this is her decision what she wants to tell people.) After a late night trip to the the Emergency Room in Sharon, Connecticut.  She spent one final night at the home of my youngest brother. On Sunday, we managed to drive home to Long Island with my Mom stretched out in the back seat. We needed the Police to help get her in her home after getting out of the car as they were able to lift the wheelchair to get past the front steps to the front door. She cannot put any weight on her left foot. Since I was with her in New York, within three days, we were able to get her chairlift fixed, purchase a shower chair, get a temporary ramp in the backyard installed, visit a surgeon (although not the surgeon who will perform the surgery) who was able to cut down the original splint so my Mom could at least bend her knee. This surgeon that we did meet was a specialist in shoulders. He was a very young guy and just to add some levity to this visit, we discovered that this day that we met him was his very first day at this particular practice - although not his first day as a doctor.  Still, it was a productive visit as he ordered a cat scan, which we managed to get done at another nearby location. Although nothing is 'nearby' when the struggle to get in and out of the car is so difficult. And finally, and most importantly, round-the-clock home health care workers were organized. I have met one of the three who will be rotating care, and this woman is simply the most wonderful person a person could imagine. We established a rapport and friendship within minutes of her arrival. It turns out that she is a marathon runner. In fact, that is incorrect. She is an ultra-marathon runner. I don't find myself wondering if this woman will have the stamina to take care of my Mom. That apparently is not an issue.  Every step that my Mom takes with her walker is painstakingly difficult and it will be a while before she is walking.

This only serves to remind me how lucky I am. Each and every day I am bopping around counting steps that often exceed 20,000 per day. I often try to walk 10 miles per day.  Yesterday, since it was my last day with my Mom during this trip, I thought it best not to go out for a walk. Even so, when my flight arrived at around 10:00PM in Midway Airport in Chicago, I did hop onto the subway. I departed the train about three miles from home and walked the rest of the way home. When one's hobby is walking, it is 'easy' to find a way to walk no matter what the circumstances of one's day. For me, it is hard for me not to walk. This is in stark contrast to the situation my Mom is in. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Great Grains - Raisins Dates & Pecans	500	98	10	10	321	31
	500	98	10	10	321	31
L U N C H
Luna Bar - 3 Chocolate Peppermint Sticks	570	84	18	24	330	24
	570	84	18	24	330	24
D I N N E R
Chicken Cacciatore	350	7	11	58	571	0
Homemade - Ratatouiile	100	0	8	8	121	0
Home Made - Garden Salad, 1 bowl	100	6	0	4	400	4
Challah	300	51	7	9	815	0
Bakery - Cookies	500	71	21	4	396	29
	1,350	135	47	83	2,303	33
S N A C K S
Nugo - Vanilla Yogurt Bar, 2 bar (50g)	340	52	5	22	300	26
Oreos - Oreos, 9 cookies	480	75	21	3	420	42
	820	127	26	25	720	68
Totals	3,240	444	101	142	3,674	156
Your Daily Goal	2,724	340	90	137	2,300	102
Remaining	-516	-104	-11	-5	-1,374	-54
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 794 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 214 lbs in 5 weeks.


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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
3 MILE WALK HOME FROM SUBWAY TO HOME	43	544
Daily Total / Goal	44 / 30	794 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	135 / 210	2,222 / 4,130

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I was curious how my MapMyWalk app would record the takeoff of my flight from LaGuardia Airport. So I activated the app just as the plane started roaring down the runway... It was interesting for me to see the path the plane took to turn itself around and start heading west to Chicago.