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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
@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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Hi, Barb (@bjk3). I a few hours, I'll having my weekly PT session. My therapist, Adam, comes to my home. Part of what Adam and I do each week is go outdoors for short walk. I've sometimes said to Ada as we're leaving my house, "Don't mind me if I'm quiet." Adam knows I'm ordinarily a Big Talker. When he and I are walking down the avenue, however, I'm QUIET––quiet on the outside; on the inside, I'm talking up a storm: "Feet, pick yourselves up!" "Knees, don't forget to flex!" "Torso, watch how you're managing your center of balance!" On and on. 🙂 // Have a great day, Barb! ––Ray (@ray666)
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@bjk3 I have PN and balance issues. When I’m doing my morning walk, especially where the pavement square edges meet, often unevenly, I find myself saying, “Lift up your feet, lift up your feet”. Without thinking, I’ll find myself adding “We lift them up to God”, part of a longtime church call and response.
Makes me laugh when I catch myself, maybe it’ll help with not falling!