Well done Andy Pablo.

Gosh, you've had quite a journey haven't you.

It's very good to read your positive update.

Take care there.

Hey Andy,

You should Post your positive comments on the Villa website, get them motivated

Joking apart, it is good to read that you are making plans for a future with less pain and darkness.

Dave.

Haha! If Petrovs story cant motivate them, nothing will, lol...
Cheers all. There is still a long way to go, but with improvement comes hope & little by little, 'me' starts to show through again...

Pain fluctuates like a beast lately... Hugely frustrating to feel like one takes two steps forward & then get pushed five steps back... Had to go back on opiates to help cope, which then slows the mind & frustrates further... Stressed & frustrated...

Sorry to read this Andy. sending positive thoughts your way for a lessening of your pain.

I'm sorry that your pain has gotten so bad that you've had to go back on opiates I hate the trade offs we sometimes have to make in order to fell better and to function.

Pain has come back as severe as it ever has been. Gutted doesnt even begin to describe how I feel... Really starting to lose hope now... My Granddad passed away last week. We knew it was coming, but it still doesnt prepare you for it... And then the family bickering starts... Is it wrong that I dont want to see or speak to anyone? Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest... Just feeling a little lost at the moment...

Dear friend
So hard when physical pain is what we deal with 24 hours of the day seven days a week
How many years now
It all happened one night getting up from a nap to go to work
I thought I awakened with a stiff neck
If that were only the case
Now retired from ever being able to work
Even on a part time basis
With time I need to lie down
Tough when family misbehaves in a child like manner
Amazing how real colors emerges when a family gathering happens
It most certainly is
You can be certain to protect yourself by
doing whatever possible not to have to deal
with things you aren't interested
And you are not being disrespectful
Infact it is a unselfish act
Think about it
Really think about it on a larger scale
May you be blessed with a miracle
and your pains be lifted
Through my next faze in life
I have gotten to know our Heavenly Father
And through ALL MY PAINS
I wouldn't have it any other way
It is exactly how my Heavenly Father allows
For the devil needed to ask our Heavenly Father if he
could (excuse MY vulgar tongue) f with Job
So honestly
Who RULES
In Jesus I trust
In God I believe
Not easy fighting the fight
And what we HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM
love
Me

Gentle hug dear man and families can be so "interesting " sometimes!

It's not wrong to not want to see or speak to anyone, especially bickering family members. Everyone deals with loss in their own way. You are already dealing with severe chronic pain, and that can sometimes lead people to isolate themselves, too. Please be kind to yourself

I'm sorry for your loss