New Helmet

We just got back from the REI Labor Day sale. I replaced my biking helmet. Boy that was tough to do, since it was so new it felt like throwing away money. So many people kept reminding me that they need to be replaced after a fall, but I had mostly convinced myself that my shoulder took most of the fall, and my head just scraped on the ground. I kept looking it over, and seeing nothing wrong with it, so I was indecisive about the whole thing. Then I was showing it to my neighbor in the bright sunlight recently, and I finally noticed that when I flexed it a certain way, there was a crack completely through the hard styrofoam-like anti-shock liner material, and that's all it took to convince me. So it's heading for the trash, after I strip off the reusable parts.

K's fistula surgery site is healing up very well. Lately she's been dealing with swollen legs, and not sure why. She's also more tired. Her fear is that her kidneys may have suddenly taken a turn for the worse. She won't know for sure, until the next kidney function lab test.

My collarbone seems to be repairing on schedule. The Doc told me Thursday that I could take off the sling, as long as I don't stress the arm or shoulder. Now the collarbone hurts, when it hadn't for most of the time, probably from the weight of my arm on it. That's probably a good trade for the arm that was hurting from immobility, and is now feeling much better.