The MRI Report

Good news: I don't need surgery! I have no tears in the meniscus (the padding between the knee and the femur) and the ligaments aren't sprained.

Bad news: they can't fix the problem. I have pre-arthritis. Essentially, the coating behind the patella is wearing down. So he recommends talking with the physical therapist again to learn what movements to be careful on (essentially, squats and deep knee bends) and to start taking Glucosamine/Chondroitin four times a day, to help build up that protective coating, or to at least prevent it from getting any worse. And yes, I can go back to karate. It's just going to hurt occasionally.

Air quality around schools

Enter your child's school's name here to see how toxic the surrounding air is.

Ew. Not good. Delia's school is in the 28th percentile (34,948 of 127,809 schools have worse air) and Fiona's school is in the 17th percentile (21,160 of 127,809 schools have worse air.)