And, of course, I never meant to suggest that PN has not taken a toll on my life. It has. I have had to make a number of accommodations in my day-to-day living. Simple faith in my future being unchangeable wasn't enough to prevent these accommodations from having to be made. Nevertheless, the future I was pursuing in the years before my PN diagnosis is still the future I'm pursuing at 79-year-old PNer, albeit with a number of no-choice modifications.

In reply to @memyselfi and @ray666 ~ I have no idea, either, what causes fluctuations in PN symptoms, but this I know without a doubt: attitude is everything. Ray, I so appreciate your tenacity and unwillingness to let this diagnosis (with all its intrusions) dictate your overall outlook. And, @memyselfi, in your willingness to be open to receiving helpful considerations, you exemplify hope, which a wonderful attitude. Blessings to all who share in our search,
Barb