I am sure that there are many who can relate and I have some serious periods of low back pain that make it difficult to stand up straight or to walk without difficulty. It is not something that happens all the time, but every now and then. Just enough to be a royal pain in the ass when it does happen, and when it does, my life is miserable.

I do take care of myself otherwise, and am in pretty good shape for a 35 year old. That is what kills me about my back, as I am in great shape but I do get clobbered by my back every couple of months or so.

The usual happened last Friday, and I found myself walking around like a 90 year old man, all hunched over and moving very slowly. My wife always gives me a hand, and it was great to have her around. My 14 year-old daughter Kelly, on the other hand, loves to give me a hard time when I am like this. She finds great humor in giving dad a hard time about his bad back.

It is all in good fun, however, as we have a great relationship. All three of us do, actually, my wife, Kelly and myself. By the time I managed to get myself out of bed on Saturday morning, my wife was gone, and I was stuck to fend for myself. I felt pretty slimy as it had been a hot night, and I had slept drenched in sweat. As I slowly made my way to the shower, I realized that any movements would be quite difficult.

Normally, my wife would join me in the shower on these occasions and simply wash my back, and anywhere else I could not reach. It was never anything sexual when my back was involved, and it was really a relief to have the help. I was trying to figure out the best way to handle the situation alone, when Kelly came walking from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her naked body......(cont)