There is this: I am cancer free. After two years of this worry, I am cancer free!

Wishing you the best on the rest.

May the angels of The Universe walk with you through your current health issues and guide you to health.

Muriel, I think that is one of the most beautiful and musical names. You can almost hear the music as you say it. My mother’s name is Muriel. The name means sparkling or shining sea. You bring peace and harmony to those you meet. Your light radiates to those who need it most. People marvel at your strength and look to you for reassurance. You’ll never know how many people you have quietly blessed.. This I am certain of. My mother lived to 100 - constantly and quietly shining her light onto others. As I pray I will think of you as I say the name Muriel.

This may not be of any help for you, and, your docs probably know this — still, this may be helpful.

My wife fell a year ago resulting in a compression fracture of L1 vertebra. Docs fixed it with KYPHOPLASTY - two long needles inserted into the vertebra: balloon inserted and inflated, which pumped the vertebra into normal configuration; “super glue” pumped in, which fixed the vertebra in normal configuration; needles withdrawn; 30 minutes from start to finish. KYPHOPLASTY cannot be used on all fractures but I hope this may help you a bit.

We are 80 and 82, living in a small, red, rural Virginia county with 10,000 registered voters. In 2020 we turned out 3,200 votes for Biden and are shooting for 4,000 this year. Every bit helps no matter how small you think it is. We are all on the same journey.

Good luck with it all. Sorry that's such an inadequate thing to say. Getting older is hard.

I'm sorry you're going through all this.

Take care of yourself and get well

Better I hope

I might be a little bit better. I know it is part of the aging process, too. I am just tired of pain. And I am tired of being afraid of what comes next.

some normal things. Lately, I have been fearing my own death quite a bit.