I went to the Physical Therapist and the doctor to day to have my hip checked on. I spent an hour with the physical therapist. He performed a strength test comparing my left and right quadriceps and hamstrings. My left quad is 82% as strong as my right and my left hamstring is 78% as strong as my right. (The left is the side I had the operation on) I am stll having more pain than I think that I should have. I have been working out a minimum of 3 days a week the last couple of weeks and haven't felt like I've had much improvement or pain reduction. The physical therapist discovered that I am recruiting my hamstring first and glutes second on a series of movements, so I need to teach myself to recruit my glutes for some movements. He gave me more exercises to do and I am feeling "mentally" better about my progress. But, after working with him, now 2 hours later, I am in tremendous pain but it's a different kind of pain than i've had. Then I met with the doctor and was pleased with my progress, my strength, etc. and said everything look good and said that I could get on the treadmill but again, not to overdo it and let pain and my body reaction be my guide.

And believe it or not! I got in the pool yesterday. Did a whole 500 yards and had had enough!

I had a great meeting with 2 people with SunRise Living. They are offering a tremendous living situation for people of advanced age. The new facility in Indianapolis will have 2-4 story buildings. One building with have 62 apartments for independent living. The best way that I can describe it would be to picture living in one of those upscale "apartments" in NYC. There will be a concierge that you can call and have them send flowers to a loved one or have them run an errand for you. There will be a fitness center on the first floor of this building along with a small movie theater, private and social dining, wireless internet, and much more. The other building...the first 2 floors are for people with Dementia and there will be a subset group called "the terrace club". it's for people with just the beginning stages of Dementia that want to fight it. The 3rd and 4th floors are Assisted Living with varying stages of Individualized Service Plans based on the needs of the residents. At the right price and some negotiating, I hope to be able to join this company by July and leave Starbucks! How excited am I?