rwinney, I am not so smart, just experienced living on a farm, helping to run a business, and working too hard to manage the household and feed my family. When you don't have any money despite your hard work, you learn to improvise and make do. Now that I am a widow with adequate resources, I feel victorious over my past, despite my ailments. For instance, I can do the necessary therapy for my bad shoulders by rubbing a certain way with the glass stove cleaner and the work keeps my shoulders loose enough to avoid surgery.
I haven't won this issue yet, but I keep trying. No more surgeries unless I get hit by a truck or something. Dorisena