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From: Boojeee
Date: Thu Sep  3 20:57:13 EDT 2009
Subject: Post-op Life

Responses
KeithB: Synthetic diamond!!! (9/4/09)

rodhugen: Hmmm. . . (9/4/09)

kimc: YES! (9/4/09)
kelsea: woohoo! (9/4/09)
Karen: Cool picture (9/5/09)

Responses (sorted by date)
Karen: Cool picture (9/5/09)
kelsea: woohoo! (9/4/09)
kimc: YES! (9/4/09)
rodhugen: Hmmm. . . (9/4/09)
KeithB: Synthetic diamond!!! (9/4/09)

Tuesday my hand surgeon replaced a broken plastic knuckle implanted ~15 years ago in the index finger of my left hand with a synthetic diamond polycarbonate joint. I've been grateful for the care and support people have given me. It's interesting trying to let people take care of me; I'm not very good at it. I think of help as something to receive if I really NEED it. And my definition of need is pretty extreme. So the idea of being cared for where people are interested in what I WANT as much as what I need stretches me. I'm trying to just enjoy it and feel the love that is present there.
But alas, typing one-handed is tedious so that's all I have to say except, isn't that diamond joint really cool looking?

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From: KeithB
Date: Thu Sep  3 23:41:47 EDT 2009
Subject: Synthetic diamond!!!

We're rich!

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From: rodhugen
Date: Fri Sep  4 00:56:24 EDT 2009
Subject: Hmmm. . .

Who is 'we'?
:)

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From: kimc
Date: Fri Sep  4 13:17:21 EDT 2009
Subject: YES!

It is so great that you feel good enough to post! I love the knuckle pic!

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From: kelsea
Date: Fri Sep  4 14:37:00 EDT 2009
Subject: woohoo!

Woohoo! Bionic women unite! :D

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From: Karen
Date: Fri Sep  4 20:06:13 EDT 2009
Subject: Cool picture

Thanks for the visual aid. I just emailed you along w/some others and asked how you were, but reading here is good enough...don't try to text with your bandaged hand, that's for sure!

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