Things You Learn When Your Back Goes Out...

• I am very dependent on my back to hold me up, get me places, and function normally.
• I need family and friends to hold me up (literally and figuratively)!
• Self-employed individuals should sign up for elective California State Insurance prior to suffering a chronic back condition which requires a leave of absence...sigh.
• I like my mobility.
• A comfortable, firm bed is important.
• Cold weather is not your friend.
• When people say stay in shape it's not just so you can look like a supermodel!
• Time off seems attractive when you're working but when you have time off and your mobility is off it's not so exciting.
• Movies are not just entertainment they are medicinal!
• People's values are not necessarily your values, so patience is a virtue when you can't "get 'er done yourself"
• Slowing down is not so bad, I am not a machine.
• Being in need is vulnerable (and necessary).