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Category Archives: Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin
Da Kine Numbah 7
Many days passed… …and here I am again, four months post-op +/-. And really doing quite well, all things considered. I’m driving again. Poor Nolemana had to be my chauffeur for weeks and weeks, and now he can focus on … Continue reading
I Mean Well…
Yeah, I really do. I wanted to get the final chapters of the Montana Road Trip 2010 finished, but I’m having my second knee surgery this coming Wednesday, the 23rd (yikes!!!) and I’ve been busy getting ready for that. Tons … Continue reading
Montana Road Trip 2010, Chapter Forty-Four
Of course I knew I hadn’t finished this long road trip! Ack… but really, Mokihana, 17 months without and still not pau? Sheesh! And leaving AFK waiting for pīpī photos!! Inconceivable!!! Auē to da max. And at an exciting part, … Continue reading
Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Holoholo Pacific Northwest
Tagged cows, Idaho, lewiston, lewiston-hill, montana, oregon, Palouse, pīpī, snake-river, spiral-highway
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Hemo Dem Ads!!
Ack!! So for the past 5 days I was at the beach with my Gathering friends, and we had a fabulous time. One of my friends asked me about my blog, so I pulled up one of my recent posts, … Continue reading
Six Weeks Post-Op and a Glorious Autumn Da Kine
Three and a half weeks pass… I can drive now!! I started on October 9th, a month minus a day post-op. Amazing. It felt great, though I kinda overdid it three days later driving too far, but with no lasting … Continue reading
Posted in 365 Days, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Hospital stuffs
Tagged autumn, gym, knee-surgery, physical-therapy
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2 1/2 Weeks Post-Op, OFFF, and Swan Island Dahlias
And ten days fly by… I’ve been working really, really, hard in physical therapy and with my exercises at home. And it’s paying off. I saw my surgeon’s assistant on the 21st, and she removed the dressing on the incision … Continue reading
Posted in 365 Days, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Hospital stuffs
Tagged autumn, festival, fiber, knee-surgery, OFFF, physical-therapy, surgery, train
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One Week Post-Op
I’m still here. I made it through. Right now my days are taken up with exercises. And more exercises. And physical therapy. Then turn around and do it all over again. Nolemana has been absolutely fantastic, helping me with almost … Continue reading
Posted in 365 Days, Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin, Hospital stuffs
Tagged hospital, knee, salmon-creek, surgery
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Mokipuaʻa
Last Tuesday afternoon I had a pre-op appointment with my surgeon and his assistant, who’ll be in the OR with him. That made surgery seem really real. By the time we were pau with the appointment, traffic on I-205 would’ve … Continue reading
Two Weeks Away
Ack! Two weeks from yesterday I’m going in for a partial knee replacement surgery. And I’m feeling kinda nervous about it. I’m glad I get to have a spinal instead of general anesthetic. I’m glad I have a fantastic surgeon … Continue reading
Posted in Da Kine: Sometimes Full-on Pidgin
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Hawaiian Time Post – Tour de Fleece
Oh, I have the best of best intentions to write posts. And then life happens. I got bogged down during Tour de Fleece, so I’m gonna start up again with all dem photos. At da coffee shop. Me spinning, and … Continue reading