AGING

Well it is a couple minutes after eleven and I am just poking at the key board. I don't know what to write. The house is empty except for myself. Jamie is in town and the dog is outside. I like being alone but it is a rare event.

Well maybe I will tell you about a little physical struggle I had the last few days. On Monday Morning when I was reaching for my shoes I got a little twinge in my back. It spasmed painfully throughout the Morning and subsided to be replaced by a spasm on one side of my neck which was very painful and limited the use of my left arm. I searched my mind and could think of no unusual or strenuous activity in the last couple days. Jamie asked me if I slipped and caught myself. No, in fact for the first time all Winter I probably didn't.

The back twinge didn't come back that afternoon but the neck pain was severe and I had to sleep on my back and keep my head still. The following Morning [yesterday] When I reached for my shoes again I had the back twinge. This time it continued to develop and became very disabling. I was able to do my chores slowly and carefully. The neck did not bother me at that time. It occurred to me to try a heating pad. It was magic. It took a couple of hours but the pain melted away. But then the neck twinge returned. What is this? Two days in a row I have back spasms in the Morning and neck spasms in the afternoon. What gives with this is, is there a connection? The neck pain was so annoying I employed a collar, nurse Jamie had laying around, that kept my neck immobile. It helped but didn't completely ease and I again had to sleep on my back being careful not to move my head.

I remembered that the back twinge occurred two days in a row when I reached for my shoes so I put my shoes and socks on my bed table figuring I could avoid the back issue. When I awoke this Morning I got my socks from the table when I crossed my legs to put one on a painful spasm occurred. So it wasn't just picking the shoes off the floor. It was crippling, but soon after I came down stairs I applied the heating pad and after an hour, I dared to walk around. Not too bad. As of this writing the neck spasm hasn't returned. I am aware of a little pain when I turn my head to the left. Cross your fingers, I hope both of these conditions will begin to heal.

I am almost normal, I walk funny to avoid pain. I walk like an 83 year old man. Wait a minute, I am an 83 year old man. I mean I walk like a 103 year old man. After all 83 isn't old. I have just grown up recently. In fact I can point to people who say I still haven't grown up.

Well aging is fun. I normally don't mind. Are these experiences age related? I suppose. I have had both neck and back spasms over the years, but both at once, wow, that was unusual and having one in the Morning and the other in the Afternoon, that was freaky.

I love this old body! It rarely lets me down. It helps me realize how fortunate I am. I am fortunate indeed!

Well I might report that despite splendid weather we still have a couple piles of snow left. We didn't get the rain that folks to the south of us received or it may have been all gone.

Whatever we may do, we must continue loving our life and blessing all around. Look for the Light! It is increasing. Eyes are opening! Minds are clearing. Love is infectious!

Love and Peace, Gregg