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During our physio sessnons we were sublected to a variety of tortures which Included hanging the aflected leg over the side of a gurney with a 5lb weight attached to the ankle and swunglng it for 10 minutes. At first It felt as though someone was tearing my leg off; by the time I was altowed to get down. I was amazed to find it hadn‘t stretched to twice its normal length. pieces. Hl’st you have to get the pieces pinned and wired together. then you have to learn how to hobble about on crutches. Then you have to go into therapy. As a reluctant member of the broken kneecap community. I found myself part of an exclusive network conststing of two people. my new best friend at the CllnlC and myself We sometimes discussed. over a nice cup of tea. such enthralling topics as ha‘mstnng stretches. straight leg lifts and our latest knee-bending stats. It's been 10 years since I went into therapy Physiotherapy. that is. The kind you are torc when your foot gets stuck under a streetcar plunge pavementâ€"wards and break your kne pieces. First you have to get the pieces pmr together. then you have to team how to hot crutches. Then you have to on into lhnrnnn Farm Market opens for the season Thurs. June 11 with.I local Ontario produce baking Strawberries are coming in mid-June!- Ready-picked at both our locations pick your own at our farm Reesor’s Mgrket Bakery 5758 Main Street, Stoqffville 905â€"640-2270 - M0N.-FRJ.947;SAT5 11-6’ Other features 01 the sile include an overview of the community. an events calendar, an up-toâ€"lhe-mlnute link to council meetings. a business direotory. tourism information and an extenswe photo gallery. Click on Town Buzz Stouffvulle.com has a brand new website which incorporates .the onllne verSIon of the Stouflvnlle Free Press, GROWVNG r. MAKING hat Is. The kind you are torced to undergo ts stuck under a streetcar track and you wards and break your kneecap in three By Kate Gilderdale Slouflville Free Press Stouffville.com Has The ommunity Covered besor’s reesors.ca *STOUFFVILLE The Massacre At Wounded Knee Ra_dio 102.75" lor VIdeO CIIDS on current events and upcoming attractions. Information on local sen/Ices clubs. senaors' groups, cultural groups and sports club are all just a Clle away. It's simple to navngate and offers a cor‘npnehensive oneâ€"stop source of local héws and Information 10825 9th Line at Elgin Mills 905-640-4568 . M9N.-SAT.9-6:3_o Reesor’s Farm Market My physmtherapist was lovely. but she had a job to do and she wasn't afraid to do It. My least favourite part of therapy. euphemistlcalty relerred to as stretching. was about as much tun as having all your teeth pulled without an anaesthetic. or listening to a latter-day parliamentary 'debate‘. It It had been up to me. I would have beenJeclming delicately on a king-stze bed. surrounded by bonbons and books. reaching for a restorative glass of vln rouge to slave off reality. However. a few weeks Into my knee crisis. even I The only bit of treatment which could be considered palatable was the first 20 minutes. when l lay on my back With electrodes affixed to my knee. listening to the general ebb and flow of chat accompanied by the saccharine soundtrack of CHFl. in the halcyon days before CP24 was routinely inflicted on captive audiences across the nation. Popular conversational topics included the weather. traffic gems and the plethora of injuries and conditions bravely borne by fellow sufferers. When I tust Iurched mto the clinic, I felt as though I‘d stumbted on a cross between a torture chamber and a house of I" repute. where ankle cufls and pulleys lined the walls and the grunts and groans of the afflicted rent the aur. Accepting new and tmmfirring patients » . optomenj/ DID YOUIQVOW/u “6 The {mist impdrtant way to pfevent loss ofgyesight is throughua regular eye examination? Ablnvmes will Include games. stones: crafts and songs. and hours are from 9 am. to noon daily. There :5 no charge to participate. but registration is required. For more information and to register. call the church office at 9056404163. From July 6 to 10, Stouffvalle United Church wnll host Camp Awesome! a vacation Bible camp for children aged 5 {o 12. United Church to Host ‘ Bible Camp Stguffville And thus is definitely no! a kneeâ€"jerk reaction. Thts time recovery was swm and my ordeal was soon over. It wasn't untnt I came across my long-abandoned crutches during a huge clearout of the basement that memories of my soloum as an mvatld flooded back. Like gwmg birth. the pain as long forgotten but the lay of a flexible knee 81!" makes me grateful to my patient. determlned and kind therapist. True to my physiotherapist's predictions. things began to improve steadily until one day, several months after my accident. a couple of shiny lumps appeared on the battered site at wounded knee. Terrified that they were about to burst forth in the manner of the scene in Aliens, on which the monster erupts through John Hurt‘s annoyingly toned abdomen. l consulted my surgeon. who arranged a second operation to remove the errant pins. had become weary of sitting about reading or watching _ an 24 episodes 01 the first -" ~ season of Lost on DVD. rivetmg though .1 was 905.642.3937} Iintaae Stouffvi/Ie Free Press 0 [une 20 75 608 ‘bvcning appointments V contgct lcri’scs 3 fashion cycwear lab on premises s'tate of‘the art technology 85 Main Smear new panents “TIL‘OI‘HC