Thanks.
sorry to hear about dementia in a loved one. My dad had it last 10 years or so of his life and he passed at 64. Tuff 10 years.
Knees - specifically left ( right is right behind )
left knee has been degrading over time. Shredded meniscus and bone on bone.
In 2024, I was ready to play golf.(so i thought)
I was ripping cloth and brought my index down to 12 then the knees blew out - July-ish.
I tried to play but index went up to 19 and a hard cap in a heartbeat.
I had the knees juiced to no avail.
Pretty much quit golf in August last year... in search of relief.
Started this year in middle of April (season starts in March here) and immediately went to a 21+ index...they hard-capped me @ 17.
I bit the bullet and had the surgery
If your Handicap Index increases by 3.0 strokes within a year, the soft cap slows the rate of additional movement beyond 3.0 strokes by 50%. My rate in 2024 increased in a heartbeat to a hard cap.
The hard cap sets a max increase of 5.0 total strokes within a year.
I’m looking to be able to walk a round of golf when all this is over.
When I come out of this, I will be trying to follow one your country’s greatest golfer’s golf swing...
thanks for the kind words.
Very best wishes on a good recovery.
Thank you, stylin. The dementia journey is going to a be a long and difficult one for everyone. I think I’d rather lose my knees because they can be repaired. Dementia just eats at a brain until there’s nothing left.
The worst of your knee problem is over - the deterioration, the pain and the surgery. I know you’re tough enough to come out better on the other side. Please keep us posted on your progress.
Prayers up, Marine.