Hello @pacodennis, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone. I'm 79 and this neuropathy crept up on me for 20+ years. For me, it's not life threatening but it does make old age a little different than I also imagined. I posted my story in another discussion here - Member Neuropathy Journey Stories: What's Yours?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/.

I do think acceptance is part of our journey and think you might find this older discussion somewhat helpful knowing what other members have shared on the topic.
-- Acceptance: Anyone have difficulty accepting new limitations daily?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/acceptance/

It can be scary at times and one thing that I think is helpful is to learn as much as you can about your diagnosis and available treatments. Here are a couple of my favorite sites to learn more:
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/

It sounds like you already doing some of the more important things for living healthy. Have you done any research on complemenary or integrative therapies for neuropathy?