Mary Taffet:  

Life I've been living in Syracuse, NY, since 1985. It gets a bit colder and snowier here, but at least it doesn't flood! Though now that wearing snow boots takes me an extra 2 hours on work days, I could do without the snow. The extra time is required due to the Juxtafit leg wraps and foot wraps I now have to wear every day to control swelling in my lower legs, and also due to the Richie brace I now wear on my right foot to help control adult acquired flat foot that is one result from my long spinal fusion back in 2012. I've been needing the brace ever since I had my right knee replaced in 2019. I currently work as a Sr Scientist/Computational Linguist for General Dynamics Information Technology. I work part-time now, and work at home on most Fridays and Mondays, and in Rome on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The part-time hours are in part to facilitate my continued participation in the Vitality program, which is a hospital-associated exercise program supervised by 3 exercise physiologists who are always available to provide guidance if needed. I pay for it ($45 a month), but it is well worth the price. I hope to improve my overall fitness level, and avoid any additional surgeries due to osteoarthritis. After 4 years in Hous...Expand for more