But the Why ME? question constantly hits home. I've wrestled with this for the five long years I've had my own neuropathy. I have come to the conclusion: Why NOT me? It may or not be a testing of sorts, or merely a confluence of events that has set my own body to over-react in ways usually never anticipated.
I believe we all go thru a whole heap of 'self-evaluations', reassessments, whatevers about HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? And maybe have some internal opinions, none of which are ever, well, provable Does it matter in the end? Maybe, but more important is getting the best available treatment for which neuropathy you have [usually not much] and in the spare time trying to educate others about it all so that better research and treatment can be something in our lifetimes.
I am truly blessed in that I know many who have far more devastating illnesses than I. Why? Because they show far, FAR more courage than I do in the way they deal with all of their issues. They truly demonstrate a FAITH COURAGE and DETERMINATION in SELF, by not accepting NO hope as an answer. Many of us are literally battered from pillar to post by the medical community regarding our diagnosis[es] and treatments. We truly have to follow our instincts and work very hard [tho not easily] to make the old axium: Lemons into lemonade! What alternatives do we have? There has to be some good in the end our of all this! It must be there, if only we take the time to see it.
I suspect that not one person here will give up without one heck of a fight along the way! Nor should we give up!
Enough! Hugs and hope to all! - j