We are family!!

I have been on facebook for a few years now but only recently did I decide to to "friend" some other members of our community. No special reason why I held out really, I just didn't want to come off as a 14 year old on myspace trying to collect friends. I soon got past that thinking when I remembered that communication is vital! I'm fortunate to have a support group but not alot of others can say the same. That's also kind of why I like to do this page. commiserating can occupy some time but it can also brighten up someone Elses day. Personally I have friends from all over the world, some friends that I can only understand thanks to Google translate. I have been learning alot and I've found it to be a great chance to share ideas and just talk. We've all been thrust into a situation together and we're trying to confront it, kind of like a Grisham novel without a lawyer.

Life on MarS

Whether it is a recent diagnosis or not, having Multiple Sclerosis is NEVER easy. dealing with a diagnosis is an unimaginable idea for anyone to deal with. That diagnosis is my daily reality I have had to do my best to be positive and not sound wishy washy when it comes to to Motivating myself or those around me. I try to gather strength from my accomplishments, today at physical therapy I was downgraded from a three times a week cycle to twice a week. I have gathered alot of strength alot of it physical FROM my workout routine

accentuate the positive

Having MS is nothing to laugh at, I think that's pretty much an understood fact, but in having MS I'll be damned If I'm going to be bitter. Of course that's easier said than done given that everyone experiences MS differently. I have been taking Celexa ever since I was diagnosed. That works with me and my neuro Being positive agrees with me

What to do?

Soon I will be done at physical therapy, there's only so much coaching they can do before I'm left to fend for myself. I'm not really saddened by this prospect it's actually a good thing. So I'm trying to figure what kind of routine can I do. Aside from home workouts I think I'd really benefit from a "gym" but not a full fledged scenario, I was thinking like my local community center. They have exercise bikes and they're not populated my musclebound guys.  Any ideas?

trying

one thing that I always try to keep in check is my mood. In my family I'm famous for being a grump so being levelheaded can sometimes be a daunting task for me. As simplistic as it might sound I'm actually thankful for this blog and the fact that I can commiserate with my Facebook MS Family as well as my local MS Support Group. Those resources come in handy because our loved ones often need to attend to work outside the home and it serves as a useful tool (at least for me it does)

fridays update

I had my "invigorating" tysabri infusion yesterday and I had my physical therapy this morning. For the past few months I have been training on a cane, I've become quite good at getting around. My ultimate goal is to rely more on my cane and  less on my drive walker. I've been trying to build up a facebook group to build up a bigger MS support Network

friend me on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=514322023

for my group
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_208262149192523&ap=1

thank you