I've been coming and going in this group for many years now, and it usually
boils down to just plain not being able to follow due to my hands and neck.
The volume of posts, and trying to type responses, even to selective ones,
is so difficult that it's maddening and frustrating.

This latest nasty severe flare (I'm always flaring, but there are degrees,
and this last bad one was the worst yet) had several finger joints
partially dislocating, with one full dislocation.  Wrists mushy and tissue
tears, ankles the same, and knee tissue tears.  I've got more braces and
splints than you can shake the proverbial stick at, and they do a good job
of stabilizing things.  But there's nothing to be done for my neck:  it's
in the spine at the base of my skull, and my spine itself is collapsing.
I've lost two inches in height, and the pressure on nerves is increasing.

It's partly because of all of this that I no longer am involved in
storytelling like I used to be online.  And being active in any newsgroup
is darn near impossible.

So I'm going back into occasional lurk mode.  Just please know that you're
all in my heart, and my thoughts, and my prayers go out to all who need
them.

Take care and keep fighting and smiling!

Love and hugs,
Kitt
--
LadyKitt

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention
of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,
but rather to slide in broadside, thoroughly used up,
totally worn out, and proclaiming: WOW...WHAT A RIDE!!!"