It's been six months since I posted this...
http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2011/06/longest-days-of-year.html Quite a lot has changed since then, and it's not just lower temperature's and a lot less sun each day. Looking back the longest days of 2011 were a turning point. They weren't just the tipping of the year back toward winter, but a tick back toward good health. It was during the longest days of summer that we found out that Mary had been approved for medication that would allow her to live life more pain free. Mary has Rheumatoid Arthritis...the bad kind, not the kind you get when you are old. Things most of us take for granted Mary couldn't do, like open a door, grip a pen, or hold onto a handlebar. There is no cure, but new medications have recently been making RA a lot less devastating, IF you can afford them. These new biologic drugs can run as high as $30,000 a year. And having no insurance, due to having a "pre-existing condition", we were left out in no mans land. Not poor enough to get everything for free, but not near rich enough to afford the meds. Thankfully we were approved for assistance through the Abbott Patient Assistance Program.
http://www.abbottpatientassistancefoundation.org/ We are really thankful for this assistance. We do our best to honor this help by living each day to it's fullest. And this time of year that means packing as much as possible into every sunlit minute!
I've noticed, as Americans we sure do think we have plenty to complain about, but I promise that recovering from an illness or injury that has left you wondering if you'd walk or ride or LIVE again will change the way you view your life. We appreciate every day, even the cold, grey, and windy ones! Not that we've had many of those yet. We had a great year everyone! Thanks to all of you who shared it with us, from customers, to friends, to family and to little and big dogs everywhere! Here's to 2012! May it be as fantastic as the last half of 2011!
yep, everyday is a good day, even more so when on two wheels
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