Here Is What Kind Of Attitude You Need To Have!

[referee54]

We are all too concerned about how long it will take us to "finish the race." The race that I am writing about is, of course, the speed in which we all will return to "normalcy" after our surgery.

If we look at TKR recovery as a race, we must not keep track of the time that it takes...as long as we finish the race, we are truly winners. Do you know of anybody who ran a marathon? By merely finishing, they "won." We are all running our own marathons!

Consider Derek Redmond, the 26 year-old runner from Great Britain; in Barcelona, he blew out his hamstring. After falling to the track in agony, track officials and security people told him to stop; but, with his father's help, he finished the race. By mearly finishing the race, he was a champion. Our race is not measured with time...it is measured in other ways. You are all champions!

Please read the following article from the NY Times about Derek--- I feel we need to understand that his attitude needs to be OUR attitude.

https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDA163AF936A3575BC0A964958260

Here is the video what what happened. Just like Derek's father, we are all here to help each other when we fall...

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

Tim C.

 

[Josephine]

Oh my! Ref, thanks for posting that. What a wonderfully inspirational message.

BTW, I was reduced to tears.

 

[JudyS]

Thanks Ref,
That was perfect timing for me. I had a very rough time yesterday with a walk around the block.
I have run some marathons and my first an ultra marathon. I never cared about my time!!! You are right, I just wanted to cross the finish line that day.
Thanks so much for that. i think that needs to be on the fridge!!
Judy THR on June 6th

 

[bumleg]

Thanks I needed that.