I am happy to be home. I slept a lot over the weekend. I was so tired, still am. This morning will be my first day back in the pool. I was happy to be back. Was able to do my 25 laps. I like routine and I’ve noticed that I get anxiety when I’m out of routine. I get major anxiety packing to go away which completely affects all my MS symptoms. Every time I go away somewhere, no…
Well I can certainly say today’s content is much lighter than yesterday’s. We are discussing marketing and the online presence. Hey, I got that. I write a blog. It’s all about website and blog related information. Right up my alley, no tears. Yet I walked out of the meeting pretty cranky. The room we used was so hot. Every time a window was opened, some one closed it minutes later. Here I am in a very light shirt overheating. Overheating…
What started out as a good day ended pretty horrible. Getting the last few items together for me trip, I ended up severely exhausted. I don’t even know if exhausted is the right word. I had to get something in my daughter’s closet for her and it required me to go to the floor. I really knew this was bad because I was so tired, I just didn’t realize how bad. I couldn’t get up. I didn’t even have the…
When was the last time you had one of those? I went into bed my usual time, around 9:30. I usually watch tv a little before closing my eyes. I feel asleep and slept until 3:30 before I had to use the bathroom. That is a record for me. A long stretch. I feel back asleep and woke up at 7:30 and I was awake and refreshed not groggy and still sleepy as I have been for many mornings now….
What fun yesterday was. My MS friends and I joined a beginners class to learn mahjong. I must admit I did have a lesson before with my mom and my girlfriends which was a lot of fun but it was difficult organizing everyone to get together again. I’ve been wanting to learn mahjong for a long time. I originally brought the idea up to my MS girls because we are around during the day and I thought it would be…
I bought myself a gift, another Fitbit. This one is the flex2 which can track swimming. One can argue the fact that tracking steps and activity for someone who has multiple sclerosis is kind of pointless, and it may be true but I wanted to see. I am curious on a few points: sleeping, activity and steps. I used to always track how well I slept through my Fitbit. It shows how much you were restless and how much you…
Not fatigued, yet, but I have physical therapy so give it time. The weather is so wacky and I think that’s why. One day it’s cold, rainy 65 degrees and I’m wearing a sweatshirt. The next day it’s 75 and humid and I’m in shorts. My hair is frizzy again in the middle of October. Amazingly I haven’t had migraines. An absolute blessing. I haven’t had one in at least a month (knock on wood). I’d think with these wacky…
I’ve been looking to get funding for a handicap vehicle for the past few months. It hasn’t gone as well as i was hoping. On top of this my own car is a lease which isn’t over until July 2019. My mother kind of yelled at me for getting ideas in my head prematurely. She isn’t wrong but what I needed to explain to my mom that it wasn’t so much the idea of the handicap vehicle it was the…
https://www.facebook.com/donate/249027742420824/ Why We Want to Create a World Free of MS 9! years ago, when I said I wanted to ride 30 Miles for an MS Bikeathon, my step-but-real sister Jamie said “I can barely walk 300 feet – why do they do these events that people with MS could never do?” I said “Maybe it’s because we hope someday you’ll be able to.” I have done this event for 9 years now. Life is harder for Jamie, but I’m…
Does the change of seasons affect your MS symptoms? I know that the actual seasons affect symptoms like the heat of summer or the cold of winter but I mean the transition between the seasons. I’ve had a tough time with my walking lately and with fatigue. My physical therapist says season change. I found this article online http://tamingmultiplesclerosis.com/multiplesclerosis-seasonchangesarticle.html. Usually I feel effects of season changes maybe from winter to spring. It’s unusual for me to feel this way from…
