I learned that Chiropractic wasn't the new cure I hoped it was. I went to my doctor last week, and he X-rayed my neck. The reason it hurts all the time is that there isn't much cartilage in it anymore, and two of the vertebrae have fused. I am getting older--I should expect these changes.
Somehow I never get ready for things to be painful or limiting. Getting older is better when I feel I have accomplished something, conquered a mountain, or learned a new truth. And I am still looking for those successes. I keep trying to push on in spite of distractions, and sometimes I do. I am comforted, in the face of the things I can't do anymore, with the fact that I did them when it mattered. I don't sew anymore, partly because my vision is not very good for that kind of work. Now the neck would be a problem too. But I remember some of the things I made for my kids--pants, dresses, swimsuits, jackets, and western shirts for my husband. I don't need to do that anymore.
I wonder how much that sewing contributed to the pain in my neck.
Somehow I never get ready for things to be painful or limiting. Getting older is better when I feel I have accomplished something, conquered a mountain, or learned a new truth. And I am still looking for those successes. I keep trying to push on in spite of distractions, and sometimes I do. I am comforted, in the face of the things I can't do anymore, with the fact that I did them when it mattered. I don't sew anymore, partly because my vision is not very good for that kind of work. Now the neck would be a problem too. But I remember some of the things I made for my kids--pants, dresses, swimsuits, jackets, and western shirts for my husband. I don't need to do that anymore.
I wonder how much that sewing contributed to the pain in my neck.
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