When It Gets Real: Illness, Fear, Recovery

Reflections on a Dark Night of the Soul, and Stomach, After Knee Replacement

Hi friends, and welcome, newcomers! This week, my friend Barb and I enjoyed another glorious ocean swim in Cape May, New Jersey, an annual reunion during which we celebrated 63 years of friendship and swimming. We swam for our first team as six-and-unders (girls, of course) — in Blue Bell, PA. Here’s my previous story about swimming, long friendships, and her remarkable recovery from a violent assault:

Recovery: A Love Story

Reminder: Earlier this month, my friends and I launched a new Substack, Women’s Sports Policy. Subscribe to hear from champion athletes, leaders, and lifelong women’s sports experts about how to restore female-only sports and spaces.

Today I’m sharing a graphic story about fears of aging and ailments, as illustrated by a night of insomnia and anxiety after my knee replacement.

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Thoughts? I’m always curious.

Reminder: I’m teaching a one-session class for writers:
Introduction to Substack: How to Share Your Writing, Find an Audience, and Get Paid
When: Thursday, July 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Price: Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild Members: $60; Non-Members $75
Learn More and Register Here: The class is a “go”; spaces still available.

See also:

I Asked Olympian Nancy Hogshead for Athletic Advice. She Spoke of Love. (Cornhole #7)

and related stories in #Aging Up.