As long as friendship isn't a duty, then. :-) And I'm glad my comments have been supportive and useful for you. It must be truly difficult having no one local that's safe to vent to.

I've heard one saying that "you can have (or do) ANYthing you want, but you can't have EVERYthing you want." It's true of everybody. We all have limits. We have to pick and choose how to spend our limited time and energy and what goals are truly worth it for us. Looking at it that way, my life with foot pain really isn't all that different from anyone else's life. We run up against different hurdles, is all. I'm going to try to keep this in mind as time goes on and I get grumbly.

Likewise, you are more than welcome to e-mail me as well! *hug*!