I'm proud of the way I can still power through my days and evenings, even sometimes when I feel challenged by lots of pain, and of course, by mental obstacles.

I am managing everything now with OTC medications, but I know that at some point my doctor will have to be helping me with it all. I now have chronic and very debilitating pain at times (back, hips, knees, and feet are all affected).

I feel a lot of compassion for anybody dealing with any chronic pain issues.