Jumper's knee

I’ve had a problem with my knee for 6 or 7 months. Beginning of the problem, I even couldn’t bend my knee, and I got name of this problem, when I went to a hospital, which is “Jumper’s knee”. Yes, the name is cool, but the condition isn’t cool. Jumper’s knee usually hits athletes playing basketball, volleyball or sport requiring jump. But, I don’t such jumping. To be honest, just doing exercise bike made my Jumper’s knee. It means, although I don’t want to admit, I am too old to enjoy just exercise bike. It’s sad……

With this cool name knee problem, I had to spend 2 hours for commute (one way) at begging period of the problem, while it normally takes 1 hour and a half without the knee problem. I was always looking for escalator or elevator, as it’s really hard to take stairs. Again, I couldn’t bend my knee, or it’s so painful with the knee. Many stations have escalators or elevators or both, but some stations don’t have either one. Damn it.

I really thought all stations have at least escalators or elevators there, since I was not the only person who has such problem using stairs. There must be lots of people, facing difficulties to take stairs.

Now I am wondering if I could have the same thought before having knee problem. Of course, I had some sense of need for such facilities before. But I am not confident whether I could think I was willing to pay some for the installation of escalators or elevators, for someone else, whom I’ve never met, and whom I may not see in my future. Sometime someone says that train companies have to have such facilities in stations for elderly and handicap people. I agree. But you can not think train companies install the facilities for free, but you have to think you are the person to pay for that. As far as you believe it’s train companies’ responsibility, I may face difficulty to take stairs again.

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