It Was A Dark And Stormy Night

  I guess I should talk about what happened to me, so that it would explain my Running in Heaven title.  Okay here it goes.  IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, oops wrong story.   Once upon a time, there was a young father who was enjoying life. He had a great job (see the word had, this will be important later ) with all the trimmings. He has a beautiful wife and three wonderful kids.  Everything was great until I had a tiny little problem with my left foot.  Normally I would just brush off the pain, but this time it was a little different. It was affecting my DUNKING when I landed or took off.  I was not trying to hear that!  Oh, it was affecting my walking too. So, I go see my primary care physician (PCP) and tell him what's going on with my foot, and he says I know the perfect guy to fix it.  WHAT A GUY!!! He will be called Dr Foot Killer.  My wife and I decide to go see Dr F.K and that's when the fun begins.

Captains Log Star Date September 2008.  Well we go and see Dr. F.K and he tells us what is wrong with my foot. He tells us that I am wearing away the joint in my ankle and that orthotics will not help.  He said surgery would be my only option.  To make sure he is right,( ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) he sends me to get a ct scan to make sure that is the problem.  Well, he says, just as I figured I was right.  Surgery is your only option.  He said he has done it hundreds of times.  I should have asked if he has done this surgery or killed a foot hundreds of times!  He said I would be back on my feet in 3-4 months.  This is March 2011 and my first surgery was December 2008, you do the math!!!  Well we agreed to the surgery and we were very exited to know that my foot problems were getting ready to disappear.  Wow, what a relief to know that I would soon be able to walk and DUNK pain free again.  We were all smiles until December 2008, that is when my life changed forever...