Day 191: There are those who will disagree with me, but despite popular opinion, this is not a cat toy. It is a hard plastic "porcupine ball," designed to stimulate the nerves in feet or hands when a patient suffers with neuropathy. The theory is akin to the acupressure techniques to "awaken" damaged nerves which cause hands (in my case) to tingle or "fall asleep." My hands have been giving me fits as I work on the hexagon quilt, and since I have used acupressure successfully for other problems (pain relief, curing hiccups, etc.), I figured it was worth a try. I'm happy to report that a few minutes of rolling the ball on a firm surface beneath my hand is usually enough to restore functionality to my fingers and thumb when it becomes impossible to tell if I'm holding the needle. However, sometimes it's first necessary to locate the ball if it's gone missing from the table.
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