The universe has again conspired against me and I will not be traveling on the Kennet & Avon Canal this September. I found a breast lump of low suspicion and almost certainly benign, but because of my history of breast cancer, I want to have it removed and biopsied. But that\u2019s not what is preventing the trip. The knee surgery, which I was reassured I\u2019d be recovered from in time for the trip, has been delayed to sometime in August. I might very well be on crutches, or requiring physical therapy in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I\u2019ve reluctantly notified Foxhangers boat hire that we can\u2019t make the September trip. Two surgeries this summer is a lot more than I can deal with. And this also means my husband, my friend Lee and her brother will also not be going on a narrowboat trip this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, Foxhangers has graciously reassured me that we can apply our deposit, originally meant for a 2020 trip, for a 2022 trip, probably in the Spring. With luck, however, I should have a functioning knee, although worrisomely, the surgery only has an 80 percent success rate, meaning 80 percent of people find relief afterward. Optimistically, this means I can plan my monster bike ride again for next year, following the Thames, most of the Basingstoke Canal and the length of the K&A including the navigation to Bristol \u2026 assuming the other knee holds up. It\u2019s hell getting old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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