I began my current journey (yes, there have been many over the decades) in January 2017. I had just moved back to my birth state and retired from seeing patients.

I wanted to have a simpler life with less stress.

I still wanted to speak to groups about at-risk youth, but air travel was not a possibility until I had my knee fixed. Due to my weight, I had put tremendous pressure on my knees during my lifetime.

My left knee gave out within a week of moving into our new home.

I was in immense pain. I had injured my medial meniscus.