My heartfelt thanks to everyone who has replied. I now fully appreciate that I am not alone in my concerns about work and providing. My little dudes are 9 and a pair of 7 y.o. twins and they just know that "daddy's feet hurt" (they know nothing about it being neuropathy). In fact, one day one of my sons came home from school with an assignment where they asked "if you could have one thing", and his one thing he wished he could do was make daddy's foot pain go away.

Like some of you, there are days at the end of the day where I wonder how I can make it another day. The pain is so unbearable by the afternoon and my feet hurt so badly I can't stand on them any longer and the burning is up over the knees. I kick the shoes off because it feels like my feet are aflame.

How can I work like this another 15 years and get my kids through college where they are able to provide for themselves? I fear for my financial future in some respects as much as the pain. I am working hard to overcome my sometimes "stinking thinking", but I sometimes feel like I am waiting for the proverbial "other shoe to drop", where I one day wake up and just announce to my wife that I just can't do this anymore and that I am going to work that day or any other day. That the tremendous work demands in my condition are simply too much.

All of you out there know unlike any other that we are not faking or understating the degree of our pain and suffering, you inspire me and I can relate to you unlike I can to anyone else. I thank you sincerely for sharing your experiences.