I should have included in my update - at the reunion I was a presenter on an alum panel about health issues in aging
There were about 50 folks in the audience (not all from my class). I started off asking where the audience was re: joint replacements - a few were post op - more were waiting for surgery - and quite a few thought they might soon need such surgery! Then I went on with "4 years ago I could not have attended a reunion gathering like this because walking hurt, sitting hurt, even lying down hurt". Then I pulled up a chair and said "I couldn't do this" (left foot on right knee) "or this" (right foot on left knee" "or this" (bent over and touched the floor). Also demonstrated some moves with the now wonderful right shoulder. I talked about the process of getting to hip and shoulder replacements - the recuperation from those surgeries - and wrote BoneSmart. org in big letters on the black board
It was a fun thing to do - and quite a few folks came up afterwards to say thanks and to ask other questions.

