Tomorrow is Inauguration Day and I am looking forward to seeing it from the first moments.  All I have to do is lie in bed and learn to stand up by myself (incredibly difficult).

While healing from two surgeries appears to be on track, the pain level is still quite high.  I still can't eat. It's just a very slow process. There's no plan to go home, but there's so much there that I want to do. If I could walk now - I can't - I would begin by knitting another prayer shawl, something that would divert my attention and keep me in motion in a positive way.  I look forward to living without pain and committing to new projects.  I'm old, I want to get some things done, all sorts of things.  There's no quality of life with pain, just none at all. I have to start functioning and get myself out of this nasty pain.