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"Looking forward." Has PN taken that away from me, too?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Jun 30, 2025 | Replies (75)Comment receiving replies
Hello, liloldlady (@lilodlady). You Connect name gave me a huge smile!
I'm in my 80s, too –– well, just 80, but "just 80" qualifies me for full membership, doesn't it? –– and a great believer, too, in amassing information, or as you say, " … getting all the knowledge i can … " The problem I'm having, increasingly as time goes by and more and digital devices are added to my world, is trying to make smart decisions between all the information that's available to me. Like many of us, I feel like I'm being asked to drink from a firehose that's open full-throttle. (How to drink safely from an information firehose could be its own Connect topic. It probably already is.) I find the more I am asked to drink, the more cautious I become …
… the more determined, too, to identify credible sources. And that's not easy. I find the 24/7 availability of the Internet is itself a problem, or it can be. In order to more fully enjoy my three-dimensional life –– and prevent two-dimensional distractions (screens) –– I've had to resort to using a browser blocker. I'm so glad I have that blocker. Not only does it help me get some real work done, but also it enables me to only sip from that information firehose.
I'm on my feet, giving you a standing ovation for what you say: " … i am not going down without a fight, i am kickin and screamin … " Three cheers, liloldlady!
All the very best to you!
Ray (@ra666)
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Hmmm... i just noticed your name is signed with a 666 hmmm, interesting:)
I had my first softwave treatment Wednesday. will be going back. Only took a few minutes. Am curious to see if it actually can help regenerate anything. On the phone, I did tell the Dr.......after he said it doesn't always work, I told him, well, I'm 82, if you can make me feel like 72, I will be happy. As a lil old lady, who is in to anything alternative i am at 11 pm, sitting here with: a castor oil wrapped around one finger with a bone spur. After a couple of weeks, and using it every day, it did start to shrink just a little. then , as life does, i got busy and forgot to continue it. so, of course, boom, it's back a little bigger than before, so back to wrapping my finger all night, and days when i am home. I also now, have a large castor oil pack on my back, because i have stage 3 kidney failure. No pain or anything, just numbers from a blood test, so far. Will see if maybe after a couple of months my GFR readings will get better. I also, today, had my first Lyphatic massage. It is NOT for neuropathy, i went in for something else, but surprisingly, my legs feel a little stronger. Now , I am talking Today.......tomorrow, they could be back to a little on the weak side. One think i notice you have going for you , from your response is............you don't have memory loss, nor incompetency, you sound sharp as a tack. Ok, better than that............ummm, still wondering about 666