drinking and shoes

[Guest guest]

Hi Marti,

Great intro. I could relate so well. I am 47, and pretty active, wearing

in-shoe orthotics inserts in New Balance Cross Trainers Model # 752 or

#753. I love them. As for drinking alcohol, I did that for 9 years

because I was in such emotional pain (from not dealing adequately with

my CMT) Yeah and you can imagine how I walked loaded with booze and pot

too. An interesting thing happened when I stopped those chemicals and

got honest with myself - 1) I felt better, 2) I walked better 3) I had a

major attitude change (negative to positive) 3) I got real, life long

friends, and perhaps most importantly 4) my CMT symptoms improved,

especially balance! (well, yeah, alcohol kind of screws up one's nerves

and muscles 5) and in AA I learned the importance of acceptance,

belief, gratitude, and helping others, all of which my life for the last

twenty years has been based. And so far I have had one heck of an

interesting, happy, rewarding, full-of-adventure life! Happiness

for me can be anything from taking a vacation to watching the antics of

butterflies in my garden.

Gretchen