Just Being Real

This week I received a comment from Lynette with some very helpful advice for dealing with AVN without surgery. I have copied and re-posted her comment below. Thanks, Lynette, and good luck! Thank you for your blog. A year ago this was really helpful and I feel compelled to share with everyone my strategy over the past year of a conservative, non-surgical approach. Here are the things I believe to have worked: -Exogen 4000+ Bone Stimulator (2x/day) bought on ebay because of my high insurance deductible. I've also replaced the battery 3x because of the high volume of uses (over 475+ uses).  - Inferno Wrap 20 minutes per day -Custom Orthotics with a First Ray Cut out. Stiff shoes with lots of cushion to absorb the foot strike. I couldn't wear flip flops for almost 6 months, and bought incredibly nice house slippers (Haflinger) with a stiff cork sole to limit the big toe extension. If you are a female NO cute flats! not allowed.  -Activity Modification: absolutely no running. Cy

I don't typically like to engage in political discussion. I think it is oftentimes polarizing and can do more damage than good. I do, however, know that politics are important, and that government is capable of implementing policies for the good of our society. And with individualization becoming more and more of an issue, I am finding it increasingly important to develop my own viewpoints. On June 26, 2015, my husband and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary, and I couldn't be happier about it. We met almost 10 years ago, and I locked him down as soon as I could. He's the best there is. The morning of our anniversary, we had fun sharing pictures commemorating our times together with the world of social media, but why wasn't anyone "liking" them (insert gasp here)? Everyone's attention seemed to be elsewhere.  After scrolling through our newsfeed for 0.2 seconds, we soon realized that we would be sharing our anniversary with the legalization of