March 9th, 2015

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Brace

Monday, March 9th, 2015

Back in November of 2013, before many of you knew I existed, I had surgery for a meniscus tear in my right knee. Basketball in my younger years. Aged joints in my older years finally took their toll. I was told then I had some developing arthritis and it would only get worse (“arthur” doesn’t get better). I was perking along find until half way through last summer when my knee started giving me a lot of pain when I walked. But never when I rode my bike. 🙂 The pain would come and go but finally the pain and swelling this winter led me to the doc’s office again. After x-rays he came in without hesitation and said, “It’s that bowed leg.” Arthur has set up shop behind my kneecap and short of a new knee (which he said was in my future sometime) or surgery to correct (what I call) “parenthesis for legs,” I needed a brace.

I got the brace today. Think something you would see a football player wear. This monster is designed to push from the outside and open up the inside part of my knee, allowing free movement without bone rubbing on bone. If it does the trick, I have bought me some “original knee time.” Possibly 5 years or more. I’m going to make it work! 🙂

This morning I was reading in Philippians 1: 27. I am intrigued by that phrase “I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, striving side by side.” It brings to mind the scene in Gladiator where Maximus is fighting back-to-back with his other general. (Go to 2:12) They had each others’ backs. They supported each other. They stood side by side, standing firm together.

Allow me please: they were each others’ brace. Just as I am in need of a brace to hopefully give my original more longevity, we are in need of others (especially if we are followers of Christ) to have our back.

Do you have someone who is your “go to” person? Any thoughts?