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Living with PN, do you find yourself retreating from life?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 5 10:44am | Replies (144)Comment receiving replies
Good morning, Barb (@bjk3) I happened to mention to a friend (a long-distance phone call) my need, if I want NOT to fall, to "talk" deliberately and with conscious concentration to my various body parts as some sort of strange new "phenomenon" now that I'm 80 and have PN. The friend I was talking to now lives halfway across the U.S. from me. Years ago, he and I were long-distance running mates. He replied, "But, Ray, don't you remember? When we were in the middle of some long-distance run, we used to 'talk' to our body parts then, too." On the phone yesterday, we concluded that "talking" to one's body parts (i.e., listening to what your body is telling you) is something we do when it matters. When it's important. As not falling, at 80, is important to me now. // Cheers, Barb! ––Ray (@ray666)
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@ray666 and @johnbishop ~
Yes, and it almost always works! I remember, Ray, you had said last fall that you found yourself talking at times (often?) when you were at home, and that is definitely my experience, too. Not necessarily to myself or even to my dog (those are additional conversations), but when I'm on stairs of any kind, or having to negotiate uneven ground outside (doggie duty), or even moving about the house in the evening when my energy is definitely at its lowest point. It's more an audible reminder to pay attention to where I am and less to where I'm going. and to all my senses (as @quietriver pointed out) since balance involves them all.
Cheers right back, Ray, for a good week ahead!! Barb
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Thanks for sharing this Ray @ray666. Kind of brought back some memories from yesteryears - feet don’t fail me now 🙃