• Am I really postponing surgery for two weeks to take Michael to Fenway in hopes of meeting Bryce Harper? Hell, yeah, I am! And I hope it’s worth it!
• Poor Mike will have to take care of everything for an entire summer (again).
• Poor Michael will not have the summer we planned, even though we can have a few of our planned adventures.
• How the hell did I get back here? I already recovered from this surgery, did all the PT, and worked to get back to normal. (insert pout here)
• It’s my ankle. I will have pain for a few months, work through it, and move on with my life. It could be much worse. Remember how lucky I am. 
• After a few callbacks and biopsies, I’ve had three clear breast scans. Needing surgery on my ankle is the least scary outcome of this week’s doctor’s appointments and tests. I have no right to complain about having to have a tendon surgically repaired.
• I’m going to watch so much television!
• This time, while I’m recovering, I will read more books.
• Even two and a half years post-surgery, my right leg is still skinnier than the left. At least the left will shrink while in a cast for six weeks. 
• I don’t want to start over again… I already did this work.
• I’m almost positive this injury happened during a long run while training for NYC. Five miles into one of my best runs, I felt a pop and had to call Mike to get me. It was sore afterward, cramping if I pushed too far, making me scared to do more than a fast walk or slow jog so I could ensure I made it through the marathon. 
• My pain is real. Whenever I have such injuries, there is the fear of surgery and complications, but there is also the fear that there is nothing there and that this pain is something I’m exaggerating or imagining. 
• At least I already have the boot, so I don’t have to pay for another one.
• Since I won’t be able to for the rest of the summer, I’m going to the beach as much as I can over the next three weeks.
• Should I give up running? Do I want to go through surgery and rehabilitation and start over only to get hurt again?