Herb Fine is 92 years young. A veteran and retired lawyer, Herb has always had a passion to learn and to live life to the very fullest. He practiced law and worked in the courts of New York City for many years. Even at 81, he attended classes at the Florida Atlantic University Division for …
Ed and Jean Tomezsko share more than most married couples….they both have PN. Ed can trace his back to about 1985 while on a business trip to Colorado. Hiking in the mountains and hopping from rock to rock, Ed noticed an unusual balance issue – wobbling as he crossed a stream on the rocks. Feeling …
Frank Ward had been active his whole life – hockey, football, all sports. Then, in 2008, he had to have surgery on both his knees after a devastating fall. Pushing himself through rehabilitation, he had effectively recovered within a matter of months. But, in the spring of 2009, Frank was given a drug for an …
It can be tough for anyone to keep up with a 4-year old. But when you spend most of your day in a wheelchair due to constant pain, it’s nearly impossible. Jill Elrod tries to make the most of each day and enjoy time with her daughter who tries to understand that ‘mommy’s legs hurt.’ …
by Jack Miller, FPN founder and Chairman of the Board My peripheral neuropathy began to manifest itself sometime around 1994 or 1995, about the time my late wife passed away. It started with pain in my feet, so I began going to podiatrists. Over the course of four years, I went to three or four …
Some might say Dianne Jones is one of the lucky ones. Diagnosed with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy 25 years ago, she experiences numbness and tingling but she has no pain. Her hands and feet are numb; moving around is difficult. She loses her balance, bumps into things, her gait is uneven. She is stiff and uncoordinated, …
It is not news that neuropathy all too often creates serious disabilities. Life can be turned upside down. We often lose the ability to do things we have taken for granted, challenging the very core of our life’s purpose and meaning. Every one of us has been there in this struggle and it is natural …
Lt. Col. Eugene Richardson: Why Me? vs What Now? Read More »
I’ve had peripheral neuropathy for about 10 years though I wasn’t officially diagnosed with idiopathic neuropathy until several years ago. My neurologist gave me neurontin, told me there’s no cure and “have a nice life.” Does that sound familiar? Too many of us have heard it. I settled for taking the medication, eating better, doing …
Richard Easley: An Investment in Better Health – For All of Us! Read More »
Today, I am traveling so I thought this would be a good time to observe and think about my idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, about how it redefines and constricts my life. I am, as are each of you who lives with it, aware of peripheral neuropathy constantly but I try not to focus my conscious energy …
His nightmare began in 1969 – one year after leaving the Vietnam War. Symptoms of autonomic neuropathy affected his breathing with upper body paralysis that brought him to his knees and affected other parts of his body; mysterious chest pains, unexplained silent tachycardia, urinary and digestive problems. An Army officer, he struggled for 10 years …
Eugene Richardson: One Man's Journey of Neuropathy Read More »
