Hi, my name is John. When you have neuropathy you must deal with so much more than the daily issues of life. Sure, you have to handle things like getting around, getting dressed, making a living, caring for family and staying connected to friends. But you must also keep trying to find answers to your tough health problems.
There are always so many things to do and every single one of them is more difficult now with neuropathy. Tougher than ever before.
And then sometimes the unexpected happens. We learn something big, something bad. We're given answers that hurt.
It's like tripping over a tangled barbed-wire fence. One that you didn't see. All of a sudden nothing is going right. And certainly not at all the way you wanted things to go.
You don't know exactly when you'll stop falling. Hit bottom. Catch your breath.
And in such moments, you need time to think. To grieve, to weep, to pray.
We need silence. And an opportunity to process the hard, unexpected news we've received.
This is one of those times. I'll share more details in the coming weeks, but for now I wish each of you rest and peace and hope.
Thanks for taking the time to read my Life with Neuropathy articles. Here's to new options, more strength, and greater healing for all of us. And thanks for listening.
John
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P.P.S. For further thoughts visit Let's Talk about Mobility, Let's Talk about Speed, Let's Talk about Changes, or Let's Talk about Giving Thanks. You can also read about Losing Your Doctor, Using a Handicap Placard, Walker Envy, Saying "Owww" when it hurts, calluses and dealing with Pain, or the Humor of finding out your personal walker was a star on the TV show Monk! Here are a few thoughts on exhaustion. If you have a grab bar try this link. For thoughts on Resolutions try this. Finally, if you ever find yourself dropping things like I do, please read this.
P.P.P.S. I still drop stuff each and every day! Sometimes two, three and four things at a time! Or more... If you missed it, please read last month's article about the difference between Tossing something and Dropping it!
And thanks so much, Tim, for the perfect picture. Photo by https://unsplash.com/@tim-mossholder.
Hi John, One day sitting on my bed early in the morning I heard a bird singing, I climbed up to look out of the window and there was a redwing starling, quite young sort of jumping up n down & singing away seemed to be saying "Listen I'm singing can't you hear me" of course I answered I hear you & with that he flew away .....a surprised by joy moment . I start looking for those moments now..............blessings from Cape Town
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