Good morning, John

I hope your exercise bike didn't insist you stay in the saddle for 20-30 miles! 

Since I created this topic about current research, I've been asked by a few why I'm suddenly interested in current research. I guess it's just sort of a natural segue for me. I'm the kind of guy who can get lost thinking only about his own predicament. When that happens, I find my spirit goes down and down and down. Finding something else to attach my thinking to has always helped me keep my spirits up. PN is so dominant in my life that it's hard to find something to involve myself in that's not related to PN. That's why I came up with the idea of learning something about PN research. (I have other things going on in my life besides PN, like my work, but I can't totally escape thoughts of PN––and why should I try to? Trying to "make" myself not think about my disease would be self-defeating, like trying to "make" myself not think about that toothache: my tooth would only hurt more. ) So, why my interest in current research? That's just me. I long ago learned that if I'm going to keep my spirits up––for my sake as well as for my partner's and my friends'––I need things to be thinking about other than me and what PN is doing to me.

I'm due to climb on board my exercise bike in a few minutes. Every time I climb on board that devil machine, I'm hoping the stirrups don't grab hold of my toes and keep me peddling for days. 

Have a great day, John!
Ray