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No joke, I’ve fallen again

No joke, I’ve fallen again

Omg it happened again yesterday where I fell to the floor but this time it wasn’t so comical. I was beyond exhausted coming home from mahjong. It even took me a couple of minutes to get from my wheelchair to the drivers seat. Driving isn’t an issue for me because the muscles required for that weren’t the muscles that were the cause of exhaustion. I know my dad is reading this and he neither understands that or feels comfortable with…

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I ran myself over with my wheelchair

I ran myself over with my wheelchair

It happened again, I ended up on the floor and couldn’t get up. However how it happened was slightly comical. I ran myself over with the wheelchair. My sweatshirt got caught on the control as I was making my transfer to my chair. I got knocked over with my arm still attached to the chair. If it was on video, trust me we’d all have a laugh. This is why they always tell you to shut off the wheelchair when…

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Maybe it isn’t MS

Maybe it isn’t MS

I’m putting on my MD hat today and I’m diagnosing myself. I think my bizarre toe MS symptom isn’t MS at all. Annoying MS symptoms strike again I think it may be gout. I’ve had this weird symptom for a couple of years now and it never dawned on me until yesterday that it was anything other than MS. I was getting my hair done with my mom, (which came out fabulous I might add), telling her about my crazy…

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Annoying MS symptoms strike again

Annoying MS symptoms strike again

Ugh my toe hurts. That strange MS symptom that comes once in a while for no reason. It just started hurting in the middle of the night. Same thing always right foot, big toe. Didn’t hurt when I put a shoe on but it is now a dull throbbing with my shoe off and feet elevated, just like when I’m in bed. It actually feels better when I bend it. So annoying. Such a strange symptom too. Just nerves misfiring…

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Safe transfer from my wheelchair

Safe transfer from my wheelchair

Yesterday was the first time I actually went from my wheelchair directly into my bed. My daughter left to go back to school and I am once again alone in the house. I must say the realization of that fact became very clear when I realized how fatigued my legs were. I did a long workout program in the morning because I felt up to the challenge. I always do my hardest program on Sunday because I’m home all day,…

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Do I continue to blog?

Do I continue to blog?

I woke up this morning and for the first time I questioned my blog. My stats have fallen off lately and I have just questioned is it worth it still? This July my domain name, multiple experiences, will be up for another two year renewal and let me tell you, it’s not cheap. Then add in the hosting platform and security and WordPress, things add up fast. I wouldn’t, couldn’t, write my blog giving up my domain name stepping down…

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Next level wheelchair

Next level wheelchair

Friday is here, another quick week. I have plans this evening which will mean I will be in recovery mode all weekend. It doesn’t take much for me to tire out although this wasn’t a terrible week considering all I did. I was out everyday doing activities. That is really big for me. This included my first day back into occupational therapy Dog tired occupational therapy hazard. I was exhausted after that but I was still out for game day…

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Mental exhaustion with MS

Mental exhaustion with MS

Question, do you snap at people when you’ve hit your limit? When all my energy is gone and I’m completely exhausted, I’m known to loose my patience. My fuse is short and I can snap easily. My daughter knows this all to well. It is just like my brain can’t handle anything else in that given moment and all my positivity and mental reasoning goes out the door. I wouldn’t say it happens often anymore but it does happen. I…

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Dog tired occupational therapy hazard

Dog tired occupational therapy hazard

Occupational therapy kicked my ass today. I knew my first day back would be rough but wow, that was super duper tough. He started with these tiny little beads I had to put onto a shape. He let me do this with my hands. How nice of him. I had a star shape. This consumed the first 30 minutes of therapy. Trying to put those teeny tiny beads on the teeny tiny holes with my left hand. I was only…

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A choice to exercise

A choice to exercise

Happy Monday. My aid just told me I look tired. I’m always tired. I can sleep for 24 hours and I’d still wake up tired. I just did my little cardio workout but i was tired. It doesn’t ever matter, I’ve just learned to push through the feeling as I have always done. I bought a treadmill way back when I was still married living in my house. It was used for a total of a month tops before it…

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