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Increasingly Difficult to Accept Peripheral Neuropathy
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Ray
I am so frustrated with my PN for so many reasons. But the most depressing reason is that I cannot walk without using a walker. Even with the walker I can only walk maybe twenty to 30 yards before I have to sit down. I have a transport chair that my wife can push me around in if I want to browse a store or go to any event that involves walking a lot or standing a lot. I’m 76 but before this PN hit me last September I was very active as a senior. I played golf, went to concerts and never missed my grandkids sporting events. I could go on forever about how my midlife has changed for the worse. In spite of all the tests and doctors and physical therapy and pool visits and home exercises I still can’t walk on my own. So I’m not going to give up but there are times when I really really want to give up. Thank God for my wife, who does EVERYTHING for me, and my friends who will not let me give up. Best wishes to you.
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Hello, @rjack6618
When you say, "I’m 76 but before this PN hit me last September I was very active … I could go on forever about how my midlife has changed … " I immediately think, "Oh, boy, do I know what you mean! I was a long-distance runner. Can't do that anymore. I made my living as an actor. PN made stage work impossible, if not downright dangerous. Although I've adjusted fairly well, I can remember what it was like a few years ago, when I got my PN diagnosis, looking in the mirror in the morning and asking my reflection, "Who are you?" It's taken a bunch of months for me to figure out who I am––who I STILL am!
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)