Hi Coleen, My name is Mary Munro. I am 74 years of age. I live in the Pacific Northwest. My neuropathy stems from a motor vehicle accident in 2017. I have nerve damage in all areas of my spine, but so far, neuropathy only in my legs.
I tried various materials, thread count, weaves of materials on which I could rest or cover my legs and not feeling like I was taking what was already akin to being ablaze, and adding a bed of nettles . Nothing worked. Bedding hurt. Clothes hurt. I asked my medical team if people went mad with this. There was no respite in sight. Then one day, I saw possible salvation in a fur coat I had hanging in my closet. I tried it. The fur felt glorious against my skin. It soothed rather than irritated. I could pull the sides of the coat up over my legs if they were chilled. The fur did not feel like I just dropped an anvil on my legs. This was heaven.
Then I started thinking about the many other suffers of neuropathy. How could I get them the same relief? Not everyone just happens to own a fur. What if this is a fluke and doesn’t work for anyone else but me? I have seen the use of mouton for bedridden patients so as to avoid bedsores. My idea has some already proven merit.
The thing with using my coat is that there isn’t the right kind of structure to continue without harming the pelts of fox. There are furriers that will convert a coat into a blanket or stole, but the cost is around $1,000. The cost of a fur blanket is around the same . The fur is then attached to a batting that provides a sturdy enough structure to the many pelts that make up the piece. With a coat, there is just a lining.

I have a mink coat that I will donate to someone who would like to try this to see if they get the relief I did. Then perhaps I could go about getting furs donated and funds to convert to blankets. “Furs for Nerves”. If you have a candidate or if someone from the forum wants to volunteer, I can ship it out. They can try it for a while, see if they get relief. Then perhaps a start on getting donated furs to individuals.
I am not making any sense.