Cherie, I would bet everything I have, which isn't much, that you would persevere and then tell everyone else how to accomplish it

You would go on just as I have, just like many others have.

Everyone has different coping skills and when put to the test we can suprise ourselves in our ability to keep going even under the most difficult circumstances.

I believe (for me) adapting to pain is also about acceptance. My pain is what it is, it's not leaving (yet ) but I still have a life to live. If the medical community can't find something to help then it's all up to me to find and pull out the inner strength I know is there inside me.