A Walk to the Park

His thigh swelling is completely gone, but he still has one "fat calf".  There is considerable pain behind his knee when standing or sitting with this leg hanging down.  Nevertheless he has become considerably more independent.

There is a park about three blocks from our house.  All the kids went there to play some "knock out".  (This game with two basketballs has other names.) 

Roland wanting to get some exercise and enjoy the beautiful sunny day decided to take some pain medicine and go to the park and watch on his day off from Chemo and radiation   I thought he wouldn't want to stay long and I wasn't sure how strong he would be.  We drove the first two blocks and he only needed four lay-on-the-sidewalk breaks while walking the last block, but he made it.  Since the snow had only recently melted, lying in the grass seemed like a bad idea.   The benches were also wet.  He opted for the dry concrete path.  That looked miserable.  Tikla and I went back to the house for comforts: a folding chair with a foot rest, a warm jacket, a down comforter, a beanbag chair, a sleeping bag, snacks, and drinks.  He enjoyed the fresh air and the entertainment. 

The pain medicine didn't help.   He rode back in the van and had a hot bath to take off the chill when we got home.