Word: painfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pain is a constant--sharper on some days than others. "Some things I dread," he says," like coming down the runway for the first pole vault. I say, oh, God, I hate to do this. Once you begin to loosen...
...says. "After 50, it's mandatory. Guys' egos force them to play basketball at 55 as they did at 20, and they damage their knees." A 70-year-old swimmer looks 50, he maintains, but a 70-year-old runner looks 90. Swimming lowers cholesterol and reduces arthritis pain, he says, and it has strengthened his immune system to the point that he gets barely one cold a year. He recognizes, however, that not everyone will share his devotion. "Nobody has to do what I do--pant, feel your lungs will burst--to get results," he says. "Show up three...
...limb. After all, I felt something deep and real when I looked up into the beautiful faces of Howie D., Brian, Kevin, Nick and AJ. Somehow, I found myself sucked into the real life desperation of the thousands of crying and hysterical teeny-boppers. I felt their pain (the screaming, oh the screaming!). I saw the faces of true love--so close yet so far. I was touching the stars, but could not quite reach them. I became a clich...
...time, I sucked it up, batted a few of them away with the rod butt and continued casting. I even heard my dad yelp from the stings a couple of times, which, strangely, made me feel a little better. Sometimes having tangible evidence that your father also experiences human pain can be comforting...
Smith suffered a broken leg several years ago after being hit by a car on Memorial Drive. When seeking treatment at UHS that night, he said he was told he was fine, and was advised to return home and take Tylenol for the pain...