dear Phil,
may God be with you, like always, no matter what tomorrow brings. below is a bit of a personal story hopefully you don't mind me sharing with you.
i'm in my late thirties. over a decade ago, i began having arthritis and used to limp 6 to 7 days a week. because of the potential side effect of western medicine, i ended up choosing asian medicine. after 3 years of having been on it day and night, i now limp a few days a month. however, in the back of my mind, i know my body well enough that one day, i will have to say good bye to sailing, likely sooner than some (age wise). for that reason, i went ahead and bought my first boat this year, and spent every bit of my free time sailing with those i love and care, and alone when i wanted to single hand. when that day (giving up sailing) comes, i know i will be able to look at my (darn rough) sailor's hands and smile about the good old days. i hope no matter what may happen to you, or me, tomorrow that would lead to a conclusion of us being a sailor, our hands would always be a reminder that "we were once out there, in the winds cutting through water, wave after wave, while somtimes making perhaps the most ridiculous jokes ever".
with prayers,
kenneth on Blessed
Eleven months since the cancer diagnosis. I've had four major surgeries, many hours of recovery and rehabilitation and I'm left with a body that aches all the time and I have multiple lifting and bending restrictions. Mis'Adventure has not been wet since June 2010. Last weekend while visiting the lake to watch people sailing I brought up the discussion with Pam about the boat. She informed me that I'm her sailing partner and if I wasn't there she wasn't sailing anymore either. So our wonderful boat is going on the market soon. I will be posting in the classified section as soon as I can muster up the strength to post all the information. Fair winds to you all. If you see an old guy wondering the docks looking fondly at boats, say hi and offer him a ride!
