I’m happy to note the tumor is benign they found in my son’s voice box that I talked about in a post I can’t find now. For those of you who prayed thank you so much it worked appreciate the support 🙏

I'm usually a pretty private person. However, I feel like I'm among friends here, and among people who can understand my trepidation. You see, I'm about to have ACDF surgery. For the last couple of months I've been having pain, tingling and cramping in my hands and arms. Turns out I've got a couple of discs in my neck pressing on the spinal cord. So they are going to operate on the 16th. I've pretty much stopped doing pottery for the last couple of months because of this, and will not be able to lift or bend for a couple months after. I'm told that this surgery is over 90% effective permanently, but there's always some risk, so I'm a bit nervous. Anyway, I kind of wanted just to vent to someone other than those who live with me every day, and to people who understand what it would be like to not be able to make mud into art. I'm not looking for sympathy, just some encouragement to help me feel just a little braver about what lies ahead. Thanks to all of you for understanding!

One of my grand kids. He loves to dance. You can hear the younger one "singing" off camera. 🤣🤩🥰

@Suza Roswandowicz I just made time to watch your video from yesterday and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You made me laugh, and you made me cry. And the pottery was great too! You said what I've been trying to articulate ever since I joined this wonderful pottery community. People from all walks of life, all political leanings, and all around the world can come together and share unabashedly their love of ceramic arts and making art. No holds barred, sending the love right back to you!

After our chat yesterday, Therese suggested that we could use a new category — and I absolutely love this idea! A space where we can talk about the many things that nourish our bodies and our minds. Since we all come from different regions and have such unique experiences, we can really inspire and support each other in living a healthy, balanced, and beautiful life. What we “feed” ourselves — both physically and mentally — has such a big impact on how we feel and how we move through life. So, we’re expanding our topics with a new category called Nourish 🌿 Under this heading, you can share your recipe ideas, health tips, wellbeing routines, or even ask questions and start conversations around these themes. I’m so excited about this, because our on-topic chats are always so thoughtful and inspiring — and this community is just wonderful. 💛 Go for it and share what nourishes you!