Amber Dance with Knowable Magazine. January 2020:
The first squeeze of my left thumb is gentle, almost reassuring. I rate it as 0 out of 100 on the pain scale.
But as a technician ramps up pressure on the custom-made thumb-squeezing device, it becomes less pleasant. I give ratings of 2, 6 … then 36. A few squeezes later, I’m at 79.
At 84, I’m glad the test is over as I put my tender thumb to my lips..... READ MORE