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prue batten's avatar

Wishing you the absolute best for your surgery.

Hands are so important and such markers of our journey through life. I had beautiful hands once - long fingers, the right shaped nails, manicured. Now I have hand wrinkles, sun-spots, age-spots, freckles, blue veins, arthritic knobs and scars everywhere from training pups and a love of gardening - my life...

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Marjorie Ball's avatar

I’m in that same boat with you, Karen. Recuperating from carpal tunnel surgery. I realize that until I fell and broke my wrist and did some other damage, I always assumed I could rely on my body to do what I want it to do.

I know that I now have to do what my body is asking. If I listen and pay attention, which is hard when I’m used to taking it all for granted.

Good luck with your surgery. You’re one strong woman.

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