26/03/2026
My week was absolutely made when I received this letter of appreciation from a gentlemen for whom I did a total knee replacement two years ago. All he wanted was to get back to what he loves most..skiing:
“Good afternoon, Warren.
We have just returned from three weeks in Italy. Apart from the culture vuturing in Parma, Bologna, Florence, Lucca and Pisa, many of which required very long climbs up bell towers and church domes, we started with ten days’ skiing in the Italian Alps.
After only managing four days last year before Covid got me, this was a real treat. I skiied hard all day, especially the last two, when I skiied with a Greek Cypriot who had competed in the downhill at the Junior World Championships some years ago. As you can probably imagine, this involved fast and long runs. On one occasion I exceeded 90Kph (he hit over 100Kph!). An app told us that we actually skiied over 75 Kms on both the last two days.
I attach a video from earlier in the trip, when I skiied with the Ski Club of Great Britain. Slightly more gentle stuff, but video always makes the skier looks much slower than is the case. You are welcome to use it if you like.
Both legs performed really well. The new knee (two years old now) was very strong and only had a little stiffness on occasions. So, I remain absolutely delighted.
We have already booked for the next season. This time in January.
Hope all is good for you.
Kind regards,
R”
