My kids are constantly telling me I should get outside and walk more.
I have systemic arthritis and occasionally every bone and joint in my body feels care about someone is hitting me with a hammer.
It is so painful that the only thing making me guess better is a warm shower and snuggling under an electric blanket. When my furnace died, my kid wanted me to stay with her for a while. It was so cold in her beach house that I could barely walk. She tried to tell me I would never get hot if I didn’t get up and get my blood circulating. She didn’t have a clue what I was going through. I took her with me the next time I went to the rheumatologist. I mentioned to him how much it hurt to walk, and how the cold makes it that much more difficult. My kid made mention that she suggested i walk more and get my blood circulating and the doctor gave her an different look. She said she hoped she never got arthritis care about I had. She showed her my feet and said that was what made walking difficult. The type of arthritis I had caused the muscles to seize when I got cold. It was already difficult to walk, but nearly impossible when it was too cold in the house. All the walking in the world would not get me warm, but only cause more pain. My kid never said another disparaging word about me being under a blanket all afternoon. I remembered being her age and not having arthritis, and I prayed every night that she would never get arthritis.