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How did this car get up on top of the shed? There is a "No Parking" sign and a "Reserved Parking" sign.  Wouldn't it be just like in the movies if the car went hurtling through the air and landed on the shed ? ! Maybe the police were following close behind. Maybe the driver crawled through an open window and got away!

It feels good to share some of my worries.  The procedures are fascinating, as if happening to someone else!    Here are the procedures I'll soon be having: ~A Percutaneous Disc Removal (minimally invasive technique).  Hopefully he won't have to remove too much.  From an MRI the doctor found a disc piece about the size of a marble pressing against a nerve. ~An  EMG/NCS nerve conduction test on my thighs. ~Possible MRI on my thighs. The New York Hospital for Special Surgery is working on setting up a way to do these procedures on the same day.  It takes about 6 hours for me to drive to New York City so this would be a tremendous help. Even though the procedures will be at the New York Hospital for Special Surgery (they handle sports injuries and use up to date techniques); I'm still a little nervous.  A few years ago I had back pain and tried epidural injections.  It only helped a little but when I began taking...

At home in my daughter's apartment. New addition due in September.

We stayed over my daughter's apartment while visiting the New York Hospital for Special Surgery to have my back pain evaluated. My daughter recently adopted a puppy. They named him Artic. Training him is requiring more work the she imagined. Part of the problem is that she and her husband spend a lot of time working which leaves less time to train Artic. Artic should calm down as he gets older. Hopefully this will make him easier to train.