Re: [Philmont]: How tough is it?

Sounds to me like you've got plenty of heart.

Scott Berger wrote:
> There is one "small" element of my situation that I purposely left out.
> Maybe I'm trying to block it out. In the beginning of December of last
> year, I had a benign tumor removed from my heart. I have since gotten
> up to one half hour on the treadmill at the gym. My legs had always
> been real strong, but I had never had knee problems. My knee was
> perfectly fine the next day (after the additional weight of the pack was
> removed). Bad knees run in my family. I also have mild asthma, which
> is very much under control. I will check out the "PCI" and get to
> work. After being a Scout and Scouter for 37 years, I really want to
> finally get to Philmont. I hope this summer's trip to Sea Base won't
> kill me.
>

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Received on Wed Jun 1 18:06:53 2005