Back In The Saddle
This is a shot of me, my wife, her sister, my oldest son’s girlfriend, Ada, and my oldest son, Patrick at a beautiful waterfall in Tennessee. You may note the sleeve on my left knee. After decades of delaying the inevitable, I finally had my left knee replaced in April of 2024. I’ve met a few people since who’ve had both knees done at the same time, and I am totally in awe of those people.
I wouldn’t say that I’m overjoyed that I had the surgery. Not yet anyway, but I can envision the day when I will. I discovered that when the doctor said it would take a full year to recover, what he meant was it would take a full year to recover. I rehabbed like a maniac, but there are some aspects of recovery that just take time.
However, now that I have completed my Ed.S. degree, gotten my knee replaced, and reacquired the rights to my Darkwater books, I am working at writing again. Those “muscles” are a little out of tone, but I’m working to get them back.
Wish me luck and drop me a line sometime.
– Patrick
My wife just had her right knee replaced in January of this year. We definitely feel your pain on that, but with God’s grace, you’ll get there! We are praying for you!
I’m so ready!! Your stories are so inspiring oh my word–they helped me write my own stories with newfound voracity. The way you write engages me from the get-go, and that’s something I hope to do in my writing, too.
Hope you’ve been doing well with your new knee! God bless for reals :)
I’m so glad you are back doing what you love. Looks like a beautiful family.