Author: Kenneth Lettre
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Today’s Daunting Task… Sunday, November 3, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024. There’s a famous line from the movie “Dirty Dancing” I think we all know… “Nobody puts baby in the corner.” That movie line came to mind as I was in the downstair guest bedroom for the 3rd day in the row… slightly modified in my head to read “Nobody puts Ken in…
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Night # 1- October 30-31, 2024
Wednesday/Thursday: October 30-31, 2024 Finally home following surgery. My head was still trying to clear itself of the propofol created ‘cobwebs’. We own a 3-story townhome and have a guest bedroom on the first floor. (No stairs… WINNING!) My wife helps me get set-up in the bed… including the special knee raising wedge pillow required…
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Let’s Do This! (Wednesday, 10-30-24)
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Surgery day. No food or drink/water since midnight. Showered both last night and this morning with special antibacterial soap. Dressed is very lose fitting clothes. My wife drives me to the hospital for day surgery. We use the valet parking for one less thing to worry/think about. We work our way…
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The ‘Amazon’ Approach to Medicine (Tuesday, 10-29-24)
Tuesday, October 29, 2024. At the start of any medical issue, you want answers… NOW. In this ‘order today, get it later today’ Amazon world, doesn’t this also apply to medicine? No it doesn’t. But in this case… it came close. The drive from New Orleans to Houston is a not-so-fast and a not-so-easy drive…
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And so it begins… (Sunday, 10-27-24)
Sunday, October 27, 2024. I like to have future runs & races planned out. With some 10+ races on the books for late fall/early winter, I like to think of myself in a ‘constant state of training’. Visiting family in the greater New Orleans, I decided to wake up a little early (4:30AM) and go…
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Welcome to RupturedRunner.com!
The intent of this web site/blog is 2-fold: And it is a process. I’ve been running for almost the last 30 year… being a ‘late bloomer’ to running… only picking up the sport just before I turned 40… and this running entry was quite by accident. I remember the day. The company I was working…
Ruptured Runner 