Knee Cap

I came across the word patella today and realized that I remembered it from my high school physiology class. That was the time in my life when I was sure that I wanted to be a doctor. Not because I wanted to help people. Heaven forbid that you associate with sick people. It was purely for the money baby. I was fascinated by the workings of the human body. I finished up my high school career with the intention of going pre-med in college. What I discovered is that if you don’t go into medicine to help people, you are wasting your time. It is the compassion for those who are sick and in need of care that matters and I was not mature enough to go down that road.

Anyway, what is a patella? Well as the title implies, it is your knee cap. It is the triangular bone that covers the knee and provides protection and attachment opportunities for the leg. It is known as a sesamoid bone which is a bone embedded with a tendon. It is one of the 206 bones in the adult human body.

My patella is one of the reasons why I have given up on installing the tile floor in my kitchen and hired it done. I have spent quite a bit of time on my knees (keep your mind right where it was) pulling up tile, digging out staples and trying to get the floor ready to put tile down. My knees are a wreck and along with the pain in my lower back, I realize that this is a job left to someone younger, who has more time and is much more knowledgeable. I still have to tear up the upper layer of plywood, nail down the concrete backer board and put the tile down. I am a long way from there and it will be spring before I would be finished.

As I am learning as I get older; hire a professional.

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Cobb