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TOUCH NICELY, PLEASE!

by Lorene Weaver  
11/05/2008 / Health


Years ago they did a study on the importance of touch. They used babies as their examples. They found that babies deprived of human touch did not thrive, in spite of the fact that they had every thing else provided for them.

It's not just babies who don't thrive. I just turned 65 today and I have been terribly lacking in human touch especially the last six months and I have gone down hill physically.
I do have a massage that averages every other week but during the summer it was less than that. My osteopath stopped seeing me about six months ago on a weekly basis. That's when things went amok. Three surgeries, a lot of pain, loss of function and interaction have taken their toll.

I do have a husband. We finally went to separate bedrooms after my foot surgery but this has been a touchless marriage except to conceive three children and when sex was desired at other times. That touch was bumbling and unfulling. He just has never caught on even when I would try to show him by cuddling and hugging, or even when told directly that statistics prove that a woman needs to be touched at least 20 times a day to prolong her life - I don't remember the number of years. The only part that touches for us is our lips in a series of three - with "I love you, have a good day, good by." All touches probably totaling less than 3 seconds, as it is done with regularity, sort of like his daily bowel movements and with as much enthusiasm - let's just get it over with.

This is how desperate I am. Even while on the surgery table and still awake the anesthesiologist apologized for pulling my gown apart at the shoulder and reaching into it to put an EKG pad just below my rib cage as he touched my breast on the way down. He had nothing to apologize for believe me. Even in my presleep state I appreciated the brush with touch.

I saw a male massage therapist for a couple of years. Now that was a touch! For the longest time I couldn't understand why he said thank you after each session. But as time progressed, I began to figure it out -a bit slow on the uptake! That touch could have easily turned into, and it probably did at times, more than just massage, but it felt so good. The temptation was getting greater. The Lord intervened and moved this massage therapist up to the Canadian border!


It isn't the person doing the touching as much as it is the quality of the touch. Hands just laid on with no feeling might provide a bit of warmth but that's it. The feeling behind the touch is what is important. A touch of healing brings comfort. A sexual touch brings joy and excitement. A touch of comfort brings security.

There are different techniques of touch. Stroking, patting, rubbing, massaging, and squeezing are a few. They all provide special feelings. I love them all!


My female massage therapist is very good but I need a man. The male DO satisfied the need for touch without the sexual connotation the massage therapist provided. An osteopathic treatment for me requires concentration, effort, and prayer. There's no time for daydreaming!


Besides the marvelous benefits of traditional osteopathy comes this extra bonus, a meaningful touch. At least for me - something much better than what was found in a Cracker Jack box!





I praise God for His creativity, His marvelous work, His faithfulness, His love and mercy in providing me the time to seek Him. I love my age. Being a senior citizen has definite perks. I taught for 27 yrs, raised four children, and have a husband of 39 yrs. Please see http://alittlefaith.blog.com

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