July 25, 2004
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Similar Symptoms
Delia has a friend named Melva whose husband is named Gorden. Even though I'm not particularly fond of them, Delia has remained close.
Just under two weeks ago, I had back problems. I was diagnosed with arthritis of the lower right spine early this year and it has been causing me pain for several years, pain I feared was due to a damaged kidney. The pain got bad this time, with my right leg having the burning and tingling sensations associated with nerve damage, bad enough pain that I was unable to sleep without taking a prescription pain pill I keep for such cases.
The same night I had my problem, Gorden had similar symptoms. But his were much more extreme. The pain was sufficiently severe that he was unable to walk, even to go to the bathroom. He had to be taken to the hospital.
After about five days I reached the point that I could sleep without my pills. I've had four days now with the pain at a low enough level that I am annoyed but I can still get to sleep.
Gorden just learned that his problem is the result of terminal cancer. He has tumors in his neck, his back and elsewhere.
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