Chronic

 

I knew getting older would probably present some difficulties, but I wasn't prepared for what I've experienced the past few months.

After injuring a muscle in my back lifting a table in July I have had an ongoing thing. My back doesn't seem to ever really recover and if it feels that way I am quickly reminded that I can go to the store, or do laundry, or any number of other things, but only one per day!

Add to this the number of debilitating problems with my toes, feet, ankles, knees and neck, and it is dumb founding! I go to bed fine and wake up unable to bend or put weight on this or that joint in my body without excruciating pain.

One might think I was out running marathons, but I am only tottering to the bathroom, kitchen and bedroom most of the time. I am not even rearranging furniture, which is bad because that has always been one of my major forms of therapy.

If I can't rearrange my life, I rearrange my furniture.

Well, now my life is great except for these various aches and pains and I can tell you that chronic pain wears on one after a while.