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Managing the give & take of life: Meet @ray666 Oct 2, 2023 | By John, Volunteer Mentor (@johnbishop)
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@karukgirl

What a delightful interview Sir. I admire your attitude about facing reality (getting older) with a chronic condition (PN) thrown in for "fun." The things we don't see coming! If we only knew, right? Your decision to face each day with the vow to practice fighting your "wicked trifecta" is encouraging to others who also live with a chronic condition. Ending your day knowing you did the best you could with what you have, instead of focusing on what you lost. Inspiring!
I'm from the other side of this great country, and have never been to NY. There may be things about where we live that are foreign to those who don't live there, but Connect does just what it says...it connects! It connects us as a community no matter how we eat our pizza or what toppings we like. There is room for the purist NY pizza eater and the pineapple and Canadian bacon pizza eaters! Nicely done @johnbishop, and thank you for sharing Mr. Ray 🍕

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Sep 23, 2023

Hello, Debra (@karukgirl)

Thank you for all that you said! I try to stay positive. That’s always been my nature, long before my PN came along. Now that I have PN, a positive pounce on each day keeps me going.

That’s not to say it’s easy. I have my blue moments. It’s hard to be completely free of thoughts of the many things I can no longer do or possibly do but with extra caution. I’m not the same person I once was; that’s a reality. And learning to accept that reality has taken work.

However, life remains fun, and that has made all the difference.

I’m no longer in NY. I’m in Colorado. I moved out West to get my MA, not intending to stay, but stay I did, with several years living in LA sandwiched in between. I love Colorado, but I miss NY (and I miss LA, too). If I were a wealthy man, I’d have a condo on Fifth in NY, a Malibu beach house just outside of LA, and keep my address in Colorado as a permanent residence. But darn it, I’m not a wealthy man. (Dream on, Ray!)

Enjoy your weekend!

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

P.S. A pineapple and Canadian bacon pizza? Mmm? I’m going to have to give that some thought. 🙂

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