Time to break the silence.

[Roger Kettle]

Diane, I'd never heard of "Viking hand disease" and had to google it. Sounds very unpleasant. I hope you're managing to cope with it.

[Diane CBPFC]

Thanks Roger, I have a mild case and it hasn't progressed much in three years. When I first got it I was in a panic thinking I had to get something done about it pronto and that is hard in Canada as there were only three specialists in the whole country listed.

But good old Facebook to the rescue once again - joined a FB group just for it and yes there are horror pictures of surgery before and after photos almost every day, but there are also people who have had mild cases for 25+ years whose conditions stay about the same and their stories are very hopeful. 

Scotland has lots of cases.

[Max]

Diane, I think Margaret Thatcher had the same thing, she had an operation for it.

[Diane CBPFC]

Bill Nighy has it.

[Roger Kettle]

As I said, Diane, I'd never heard of it so it's strange to hear that it's prevalent in Scotland. I hope the progression you mention continues slowly or, ideally, disappears entirely.

[Diane CBPFC]

As I said, Diane, I'd never heard of it so it's strange to hear that it's prevalent in Scotland. I hope the progression you mention continues slowly or, ideally, disappears entirely.

It is twice the national average in Scotland - I think it is one of those things people don't go around moaning about because by the age you get it you are falling apart in general by then anyway. 

[The Peepmaster]

Diane, I'd never heard of "Viking hand disease" and had to google it. Sounds very unpleasant. I hope you're managing to cope with it.

I know someone hear in Scotland who said they'd got "Viking hand disease". At least it sounded like "Viking".

[Diane CBPFC]

either works lol

[Diane CBPFC]

I am doing this thing this year were I am trying to finish books. I find books that I own don't always get finished even ones I have read 50 or 80% this is why i own a lot of bookmarks, thinking I will get back to them eventually. 

To motivate myself I am doing mostly library books which have dates by which they stop working or disappear from you tablet, so the goal is to get them read and returned before that happens.

[The Peepmaster]

I am doing this thing this year were I am trying to finish books. I find books that I own don't always get finished even ones I have read 50 or 80% this is why i own a lot of bookmarks, thinking I will get back to them eventually. 

To motivate myself I am doing mostly library books which have dates by which they stop working or disappear from you tablet, so the goal is to get them read and returned before that happens.

You need better crayons. 👍