My knee replacement six months afterward

I admit to being taken aback when asked whether I’m glad I decided to have a knee replaced. Choosing between walking and worsening immobility seemed no choice at all.

But now that it’s six months after total knee replacement, I’m happy to be questioned about the recovery process and how I’m doing. 

Have you heard about the false tracking scam?

Bear with me if you can take another scam story. I just experienced a scam I’d not heard about, despite the many warnings seniors get from AARP. 

An email informed me that the US Postal Service had delivered the under-sink mat I had ordered on eBay. But our building’s efficient delivery room had not seen the package.

Nails, a window to your health

I used to think about fingernails only in terms of appearance. Painting them wasn’t for me because I didn’t want to draw attention to my stubby fingers.

Then three recent emails arrived linking nails to a myriad of unhealthy conditions. That my nails break easily may be not just a cosmetic liability. 

“There are hundreds of medical conditions, disorders, and diseases that may cause nail changes,” Mayo Clinic dermatologist Dawn Davis said in a clinic newsletter. “Fingernails are a window to your health.”