Hope-I still dress up in my running or cycling gear and pretend....I KNOW what you mean. I had always figured I would run a half marathon or something with my girls as I got older.

I look at it all as a circle....I was stronger then them, now they are stronger than me. I was quicker, more protective, wiser....and now, well.....perhaps I have a bit more money, lol.

Yes, you DO have to mourn. You DO have to move onto things you can handle without major discomfort....but you DO have to keep pushing. It is a balancing act, mental and physical.

If you can't run, can you bike or swim? Always ask yourself if there is an alternative way to do an activity. For me, the trekking poles make walking better.

Yet, some days are bad days....and I just have to accept that and cut myself some slack.

Yep, this disease by any name, sux.