An avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, Jane shares her most challenging climb – her journey to live with and thrive despite her peripheral neuropathy. Jane recently shared her story with the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy in order to help give hope to other patients. When I returned to my favorite spot in Hawaii after several …
At 98, Gloria Potter shares her peripheral neuropathy journey. “What nerve!” We have heard that exclaimed over the years, but the meaning was only one of outrage and the actual nerve cells were not considered. Those of us with peripheral neuropathy may well have the outrage because we are experiencing a thoroughly outrageous condition. As …
Mike Foxworth, a FPN member and member of the Metro DC Area Support Group, shares how exercising with a group helps him keep his fitness goals. Research suggests that exercise slows the progression of PN. But only if it is REGULAR exercise. We are far more likely to work out regularly if we enjoy it. …
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, …
