Ouch. Lately, life hurts. My knees, after 20 years of abuse and neglect, apparently have decided to give me the finger. Like an ungrateful spouse in a loveless marriage, I have taken them for granted all these many years…the creaking and popping and stabbing pain ignored like so much banal banter over the sound of the television.
So I guess the neglect and indifference went too far…They’re out for revenge in a big way. Consequently I’ve spent the past two weeks hobbling around like Quasimodo, popping pain meds and shrouding myself in ice wraps. But my knees are not to be denied this time, so I’m breaking down and going to see an orthopedist tomorrow.
With luck I’ll arrange for some quick shots of cortisone and Synvisc.
Which leads me to a brilliant idea: I’m just going to invest in companies that are out to cure what ails me. After all, I’m a pretty typical middle-aged white chick.
If something is killing me, then there must be millions more just like me out there waiting to plunk down money to feel better.
It’s a “glass half full” strategy! While it’s an unhappy circumstance that I’m ready to saw my legs off with a butter knife, it must be good business to invest in folks who make knee lubricants and replacement bits…So I’m making a list of everything that has ceased to work in a satisfactory manner, and I’m going to look up the companies with products addressing those problems.
This is going to be a long list, but with any luck I’ll die wealthier–if not less painfully!
