Record snow in Chicago and record rain fall in Seattle to welcome in the New Year. I went to my first physiotherapy session right alongside the Issaquah creek which was close to breaching it's banks as I sat on the table flexing my leg. It was a little scary actually but they assured me the building was on stilts. I reminded them I'm on crutches so the building and I should make quite the pair as we drift downstream.

The session involved range of motion exercise for the knee to start reminding the muscles and tendons of their true purpose. The Dr wanted to try and get to a maximum of 45 degrees. I managed to get to 28 or so with instructions to keep up the exercise at home three times a day. The problem seems to be a bunch of fluid caught in pockets around the top of the knee and general swelling. I'm doing the exercises daily now and icing it afterwards like the physio people did. They also strap electrolysis pads around the knee during the icing to stimulate the muscles.

Amy's mum Marion flew in to take over Amy's home nurse role while she runs a show out in Phoenix until Tuesday. Marion's been great even though she's been under the weather herself and on drugs that make her "spacey". It's made for some funny moments including her special "floorboard spice rub" she applied to one of the lamb chops we cooked up last night. Yum!

We're off to the doctor again tomorrow morning where I suspect he'll remove the cast, do x-rays and reassess the progress.

Bono wrote a very thought provoking piece for the op-ed column in today's New York Times - you should check it out.

Lemon Chicken on the menu for tonight and I've been smelling original recipe chicken soup brewing away for a couple of days now which should all make for good healing food. Work was a little tough on Wednesday and my knee let me know it wasn't in the mood by about 2 in the afternoon. I'll need to figure a more comfortable work position. It was a full day though, every minute I had meetings and coworkers stopping in to say hello and wish me well. I've been really touched by all of the notes and offers to assist by everyone - I really appreciate it and wouldn't have guessed I had so much support around me. I'm a lucky man.