New fingertips appeared briefly! |
My fingers looked their best during an early summer road trip this May/June. We took three weeks to venture from Seattle to Eastern Nebraska (and back) via rural back roads. We took our little Chihuahua dog, camped and staying in little motels. The weather was just starting to heat up - and it got hot quickly.
Things got hot and stayed hot (over 100 F every day) in our part of the world, a place unaccustomed to such heat. I don't mind the heat. Actually, I like dry, hot climates above all else. Places like Moab, UT. But I digress, as I live in Seattle where it is not a dry heat. It's humid.
I can't explain with certainty what made my fingers improve, nor can I explain their undoing. It could be related to soaking in the natural healing waters of our beautiful country. Our road trip included visits to a number of mineral hot springs, including Moccasin Springs, in Hot Springs, SD and the public bath house in Thermopolous, WY.
But, for whatever made them improve, things changed I am now back in HAND HELL!
Lookin' crusty (August 2021) |
Back to bad (August 2021) |
Life goes on and I resolve to make the most of each day I get to live on this planet. I will follow up on the possibility that soaking in the natural mineral springs led to the improvement in my fingers.
I'd like to send out a greeting to blog reader Sara M, fellow sufferer of rheumatic issues and another denizen in Hand Hell. I hope your hands are feeling OK!
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