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Walked in 2014 following plate and screws in left ankle in 2010. The ankle # was a wake-up call to me about my weight and couch-potato life style. Walking the Camino was the hardest thing I have physically done - I understand for many people that is not the case, but that does not negate my...
I had a Melanoma in situ removed from the back of my upper arm, just below where ladies tee shirt sleeves end (they are always shorter than men’s sleeves) where it is difficult to put sunscreen. I found it an upsetting experience, more mentally than physically. The excision was more extensive...
Like many others, I found pads in Supermarkets, but I also found them in what we called ‘Chinese Shops’. Shops that sold all sorts of useful cheap bits and pieces. Jewellery, electrical, clothes including underwear, toiletries..... all sorts. These were often towards the edge of towns. I too had...
Hi Pathfinder, you mention nuts in general as well as almonds. When we walked through Galicia last October, often we were walking on Beech mast and fallen Walnuts. It was lovely for us of course, but if Walnuts also are a problem for you, not so good for you at all. We have a peanut allergic...
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