Hi Diane, I am new and trying to write this has been a problem. I keep being thrown back to an earlier website. I will try one more time to write you. I do not understand how to manuever and communicate with other members. I have a user name (DebDog) and password that I registered for last night so I am not a visitor. Our story is somewhat similar. I have a 31 year old daughter and live alone. I am divorced and my mom died July 24, 2009. She was always the one who took care of me and believed in me and was always the one who was there for me. I am feeling the grief more than most. I was a supervisor with our local school system and my dr. forced me to retire in Sept. In addition to those changes, I also sold MY house yesterday and have to clean it out. The pain is out of control and everything in my life has changed. My SCS is moving around and is not stable. I am in acute pain with it and continue the chronic pain with the RSD. I have trouble walking and my headaches,etc. are getting worse. Every hair on my head hurts. I am having surgery on June 1st to have the SCS stablized.They are going to find the fatty area b/c I have lost so much weight that I only weigh 112 lbs. and it has affected the stablity of the SCS. Have you lost weight since you dev. RSD? Thanks for sharing your story about your family. It's good to know that other family members do not accept this disease. I don't feel so alone. Deb Dog in Louisiana