From: 
Larry Niven
Date: 
Tuesday, 12 June, 2001 - 12:00pm
Subject: 
Standing

My doctor has allowed me to stand on the crucial foot, two months after surgery. I can use a single crutch. I can get upstairs. That means I can sleep in my own bed, and I've had my first bath in two months.

Luxuries beyond your wildest dreams. I'm feeling capable. But I still can't bend the knee.

Larry