One morning, I shuffled downstairs and was startled to see a snowplow clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk.

Yet no one bent down to help him up.

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

I bent over to gather them up when I saw an unfamiliar little book in the middle of my belongings.

Also line up help around home, if necessary, because your doctor may limit activities, such as bending and lifting, for a few days after your surgery.