Run, run, run, run, run, run

So, it's true. I often run 6 days a week. 5 is a guarantee. At any rate, I had the cutest little 84-year-old patient today. I see her for a small stroke she had, very minor. The first day we met she admitted to me that she is a depressed and undergoes regular treatment and is on medications. She has suffered with depression for years. I saw her for the 2nd visit today. Her husband of 54-years asked if he could talk to me for a second. He reported that she had been in such great spirits since seeing me last week. My heart was full, and although I battle with my job at times, it was a moment I really enjoyed. Maybe I AM in the career I am supposed to be.....
So, onto what she said to me today. Locally there has been a story int he paper of a Mom drowning her 8-day-old baby. The patient says she was doing really well until she heard about this. Apparently they went to the same church as the family. None the less she asked me what I thought she could do to try and get it off her mind. She reported to me that she worked out 3 days last week. I offered to her that maybe she try for 4 or even 5 days of working out. She says to me....."You should never work out every day". Thus leading me to tell her, oh you can, and should if you can and finally leading me to the topic at hand.....RUNNING!

"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." - Jesse Owens

"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open." - Nike