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Well Ken, as usual your workmanship is excellent and amazing. I am writing mainly to encourage your wife. "We" went through three years of pain and inconvenicence for my wife, first artheroscopic cleanout on both knees then "half knee" replacement on both knees. This was frustrating and a failure but finally she found a different surgeon and went through the surgery again on both knees which straightened out the knock knee disaster of the first surgery and NOW she wants to walk every day and we often do a loop around the inside of a nearby mall. The key to it all is to find a good surgeon! In spite of two surgeries on each knee her scars are not noticeable unless you really look for them!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Dear Don:
I'm Ken's wife, Tina; the recipient of the knee replacement. Thank you for your note of encouragement. It sounds like you and your wife went through a bit of "hell" before she finally found the right surgeon and the right procedure was performed. In my case, I think I have a great surgeon, but scar tissue developed due to Blue Cross cutting off my "aquatherapy" as they claimed it was "experimental." Because of the denial of benefits, I regressed, and had to have a second procedure done last Tuesday called a "manipulation" where they put you under anesthesia and literally crack your knee and get rid of the blockage of scar tissue until the knee has the range of motion back. I must say that the procedure is very painful, thus the reason for anesthesia. Now, I am back in therapy and gaining range of motion back again. Kenny works my knee daily as well; he is my physical therapist at home. Working it in the pool daily and rubbing it in the evening. I don't know where I would be without him. But it is painful and frustrating, not being able to do what I usually do. Thankfully, I have a patient and helpful husband.....at least when he is not working on the '32's....
Regards,
Tina Thurm

Hang in there Tina! Keep Ken as a therapy instructor too! He's a good guy! Hope you feel well soon. Steve.

Steve:
Thanks. It's slow but coming along. I hope you are safe from the fires. They seem to be everywhere up North. We're keeping a close eye on them from down south. We were thinking of taking a drive up there next week but with all the fires, we changed our minds.
Take care,
Tina

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Steve:
Thanks. It's slow but coming along. I hope you are safe from the fires. They seem to be everywhere up North. We're keeping a close eye on them from down south. We were thinking of taking a drive up there next week but with all the fires, we changed our minds.
Take care,
Tina

Ya, no fires around here. The spring is usually our fire season, and things were getting a little out of hand for a while, but Alberta's had a pretty good amount of rain this summer to keep things in check... almost to the point that it's getting annoying because our street legal drags and a couple shows have been rained out a few times already this year...... but that's always the month of June around here - July's usually friggin hot though, so between shows, drags, the lake, and Indy, hopefully we'll have some good weather.