[xoxoxoBruce]

My mother was born in 1919 with both hips out of socket and one leg 4 in shorter than the other. The Doctors said she would never walk. Well she did and had 2 children plus me, the demon seed. She was always one of the mothers on class trips plus a scout and 4-H leader.
At 42 she became an LPN and worked in a hospital until she retired at 65. Now she's having a lot of pain from her knees (along with everything else) and the Medicare Doctors don't want to do anything because of her age and history.
Last fall, out of desperation, she tried acupuncture, paying out of her own pocket because Medicare won't pay. IT WORKED. She was more surprised than anyone else. Not cured, but did kill the debilitating pain. The usual day to day pain she's lived with for 82 years and can cope with.
I'm sure it's not the power of suggestion or psychological because she is rational, deductive and the worlds biggest sceptic.