Hi Steve - Thank You

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Thank you Steve....I know we all will have our trials in life. When

passed, a friend of mine sent me a book called " Jesus Calling " and I read

the few paragraphs for each day. It has really helped me.

You've been thru quite a bit also. I was dx'd with r/a back in 1983, then

a stage one cancer in 1998. Life sure is full of surprises. My hands

look horrible but they're still able to do some things so I'm not complaining.

I get looks a lot of times from people but there are others worse off

than I am.

I understand about days not being able to walk. I tend to wear slippers

alot. I know there is no support in them but they sure feel good.

My aunt has r/a and is now in a wheelchair but still plugging along (with

also some heart problems) at the age of 90. She's an inspiration to me for

sure.

I love your attitude and the " Eight Is Enough " sounds pretty good to me.

I went into see an orthapedic surgeon one time about my foot....when I

asked about the pain afterwards (because so many people were trying to talk me

out of it because its just too painful)...he told me that he has had many

r/a patients that go thru the surgery and they come out of it fine. That

we're so used to dealing with pain on a daily basis that we find out the pain

is not as severe as others told us it would be. I believe that

wholedheartedly. Because I did go thru it and the pain wasn't as I was told to

expect. I'm sure its because we live with it everyday to certain degrees.

Also, the pain meds help. But I was expecting more pain and didn't have it as

bad as I thought I would.

Thank you for sharing your story. I'll keep you in my thoughts and

prayers. Please take care of YOU too.

Hugs..a