I look real young too as I got carded for a lotto ticket. I always say I look young but my insides and pain level is like 80. I too take pleasure in my "better" days. I think till one faces health issues they don't truly know how lucky they are. Your health is your tool for life. I truly believe people who have had conditions like this or in general health wise have so much compassion and outlooks. Even people who have been through tramatic experiences. Kitt you are right so many people are hit with something. Until I have I never really knew. My gramps is one of those lucky ones. He is 86 and really so active it is unreal to me. I am glad for him but he has no concept of what I go through. Anyhow I am sending thoughts again to all. This forum always makes me feel less alone. On a side note have you guys seen the movie Benjamin Button where he starts old and gets younger. I hope that is with our bodies.

You know the area I've grown the most in with PN and it's pain is my passion for others. Before I had PN and someone would complain of a bad knee or back I would tell them to suck it up it will go away. Wow I'm soooo ashamed that was me.

Yesterday I held a door open for an old guy using a walker. It took him like five minutes just to get through the door. I think he was recovering from a bad stroke. I had tears in my eyes as I watched him fight with everything he had knowing if he doesn't his chances for a recovery were small. It took him a bit as he struggled but he looked at me and said "thank you sure".

The other day an old timer was trying to go to the bathroom but could get it to flow. He said in frustration come on! looking at the line for the urinel and how it was getting long. He seemed so embarresed when I just leaned forward and said to him hey don't worry about it, take your time it's going to happen to all of us some day. Then the tension slipped away and everyone laughed.