← Return to Axonal peripheral neuropathy: Finally, a diagnosis!

Discussion

Axonal peripheral neuropathy: Finally, a diagnosis!

Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (115)
Comment receiving replies
@artscaping

Good evening @ray666. You have done some letting go @ray666. And as I read between the lines, it appears that you are still making adjustments to the substitutions.

I thought about that for a while and don't think I am quite there yet. I let go of my "trekking". From the daily practicing up on my mountain to the weeks we spent trekking around the states, and other countries, there is still some sadness and even loneliness. My commitment to becoming a Mayo mentor has filled a number of hours every day and introduced me to wonderful folks from around the world. I have also learned a great deal more about my SFN by spending time with 2 MFR sessions a week.

However @ray666, I seem to be having more trouble with letting go of activities that require acuity of mind. For me, mild cognitive decline is a downhill trip. If you are experiencing some aging mental issues, are you impacted by the length of time it takes you to refresh your memory, re-read technical material, and remember what you learned yesterday?

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

Jump to this post

Replies to "Good evening @ray666. You have done some letting go @ray666. And as I read between the..."
Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Nov 3, 2023

Good morning, Chris (@artscaping)

You read well between the lines! You're right: I'm still adjusting. Voice recording is a fair substitute for acting, but it sure ain't the same. What I miss most are the PEOPLE! Theater is a community activity. Voice recording is a solo activity. I feel that acutely. That surprises me, too; I've always been a loner. Although I have a partner, we maintain two houses, two miles apart. Although she and I are together evenings, in many ways, effectively, I'm still living alone. That never bothered me much. If I were in rehearsals for a show, mornings I'd be up and out of the house bright and early for another day's rehearsing. If we were in performance, I'd have my days for domestic things; then evenings, I'd be at the theater. In both instances, I'd be with PEOPLE! That's changed now. PN took away the acting and, with it, the PEOPLE. I do what I can to keep myself "peopled": I've got a writers' group, and nowadays, because our weekly get-togethers have enhanced value, I take extra good care of my role in the group. The same goes for friends: I'm extra careful not to let too much time go by between get-togethers or, if necessary, phone calls. In other words, now that I'm not acting, I do all I can to keep myself "peopled."

If we're lucky enough to survive into our "upper years" ("upper" is different for each of us), we find ourselves having things "taken away" from us. Alcohol was taken away from me when I was barely into my 50s (and good riddance!). Running was taken away from me when I had a total knee replacement in my mid-60s. And now, thanks to PN, acting has been taken away from me. Taken away, taken away, taken away! Just listen to me. If I didn't know myself better, I'd think I was complaining. 😀 I'm not! Things get taken away. Other things come along to replace them. Life is cyclical in that way. Good times come, followed by bad times, followed by good times again. A handful of words from Leonard Cohen's "So long, Marianne" has always stood me in good stead: "… it's time that we began/To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again."

Will something else soon be taken away from me? Don't make me laugh! 😀

May you, too, Chris, be free of suffering and all its causes.

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

VIEW AND REPLY