Hi @bustrbrwn22 you don’t need to have a lot people in your life to feel fulfilled. It is important to surround yourself with people who care about you. It is not about the quantity. It is quality you want to pursue. Throughout the years I have had friends who I often spoke to but it is with my closest friends that I remained in touch with. Thanks to technology it has made it even easier and much quicker for us to communicate.

I believe having a pet such as Murphy is very important. While we are providing care for our pets, they in turn can distract us from our pain or ailments. I support having rescue animals. They can mean so much to us by bringing joy into our lives.

As for my friends, they don’t need to be “couch potatoes “. It doesn’t matter to me as long as we share common interests. Most of my friends are older than me and that is because we lived and understand “the old way of life” i.e. before technology came about. Not many people can relate to living without plumbing and electricity. For that I am grateful to still be able to find people with similar life experiences. Unique people are out there. Mayo Connect has given us the opportunity to make such friends. You just need to find them. Be patient and best wishes to you. Toni