OT: Musings

[Cherie]

A couple of years ago, we had a "Musings" Thread that helped us keep track of who was doing what and if someone was missing, sending out an APB for them. If you all would like to see it restarted, just add on.

News on past members (and perhaps current or future ones):

Pcat (pantrycat) lost her husband Chris about 6 weeks ago. She was doing really well and dealing with it "logically" until a couple of weeks ago when it hit hard that he was not coming home. He was 57. I have her address if anyone wishes to send a card. Just PM me.

Pegakafarmgirl should be along shortly. She is now on Tysabri and Farmer Joe is working for Purina. The sacred cows have been scattered by tornados this summer. Nora is still the light of her life and there is another little one on the way.

BBS1951 is back in her house finally after all of the repeated hurricane damage.

Jeanie Z lost her mom recently but is back home and doing well.

marfla has finally found a doc who believes there is something wrong neurologically but they have determined it is not MS but CSA , a movement disorder. MSCraig is in the same boat and is now going by the handle UNDXCraig.

Stan the ScooterMan is preparing to take another Disney cruise this winter. His exploits continue to amaze me.

StillstANNding had another flare this summer but it appears to have receded without having done any more permanent damage.

Brilliant Farmer Surgeon is trying to manage the farm without family help as son is now in college. He recently found out that he has diabetes and is now on a DMT for the MS.

Patrice seems to have healed fairly well from dropping a full filing cabinet on her foot with surgery to repair the damage.

I was on crutches and in an AFO for over a year with repeated foot fractures (osteo from a couple of years of steroids) and am now doing my own thing as far as rehab and walking unassisted for the past month or more when I was told by several docs that would never happen again. (sometimes it pays NOT to listen to the docs)

Eli (kidoftheking) is driving to her new home in the upper peninsula on Lake Superior with husband doing all of the driving from ElPaso and the three girls, wheelchairs and all in the van. They had to stop at 8 motels at 1am this morning before finding one that could accommodate the wheelchairs.

Perhaps I will remember more and add it later but feel free to chime in and tell us how you and others with whom you've been in touch are doing.

[BBS1951]

Wow Cherie-- that is great job of keeping track :)

[Pegakafarmgirl]

wow,, good job Cherie,

Hi everybody, out there in cyber world,,;)

yeah like Cherie said,, we got hit big time with tornado damage..:mad:

My sister, remember she was Dxed with cancer,, lost her battle the 18th of August,,
my DIL is pregnant ,, since twins run strong on both sides of the family,, we hold our breathe, and see what develops,,:p

Sgt Tom is in Kuwait,, he thought FLORIDA was hot,, Kuwait has FLORIDA beat,, 120 during the day,, 98 for a low,, and lots of sand,,

me and Tysabri,, we hope for the best,, my GF who has MS,, was going to do Botox for her tremours,, her neuro said no,, she is so dissappointed,,

I am strongly leaning towards aqua classes,, for strength,, really would love to try it,,anyone do this ?? like water areobics ??

OK LATER,,,

Peg

[Howie]

And don't forget Howard. I hear he's gotten so handsome and young looking, he's changed his name to Howie.

[Pegakafarmgirl]

And don't forget Howard. I hear he's gotten so handsome and young looking, he's changed his name to Howie.

"swooning",, boy howdy he sure did,, and his cat seven is a dollbaby.. but we call him { Howie} marshal, or SpongeBob..;)

Peg aka Mizz Kitty

[Howie]

Mizz Kitty, I'z in a marshalin' mood fer sum reason. hic!

[Cherie]

Howie's got Pinkie
In the best shape of her life!
What's in her future?

Nutrisystem works
For our Howie this summer
Didn't have to cook.

[Howie]

Hello my Haiku friend. It's too late for me to even try to write. Or to even post a picture of my car. I had to get up at 7:00 today, and I'll be doing well to make it to 11:00 tonight. But let's see....

The forum is back
New things take a while to learn
But it won't take long

:)

[Deb46]

It's really good to be back. I used to only read the posts and not post a lot but I have missed this place so much I may post 50 times a day. You all may get really sick of me!

I had some really good luck this summer, my aunt GAVE me a home and some land. It's got my name on it and it is DEBT FREE. I have done a lot of work on it and am having fun doing it. I have had to get in sort of a hurry lately though since I have discovered I have a bladder problem and it is hanging out of (you know where) and will probably have to have surgery soon. Going to the doctor about it tomorrow. Wish me luck and it's so good to see all of you again.

Deb46

[stillstANNding]

Hey all, it is great to "see" you. I am my usual except that TN is more difficult:(

On the other hand, cognitive (reading comprehension) is improved so I can actually study Mark's posts:)

Love & chocolate,
ANN

[Cherie]

So nice to see you all here.

[BBS1951]

Peg, water exercise is wonderful.

Personally, I swim a mile every single day, cold or hot, rain or shine and it helps me immensely.

BUt, if you cannot swim, even moving around in the water is beneficial. The water keeps your body from heating up from exercise. And, without the effect of gravity one can do more. And its easier on the joints. And, you cannot "fall" if you are in the water :)

[laurasari]

So nice to see everyone back again. Thanks Cherie for the update on everyone.

Sorry for those that lost loved ones.

Cherie so glad that you proved the Drs wrong and hope you continue to do well.
I had a rough summer with my eye but it is much better. Have more pain and neuropathy than before the summer, Tried Lyrica instead of Neurontin. I took one dose and that was it I was sick the whole day so I will stick witht the
Neurontin just upped the dose.

Busy planning my daughters wedding.

Glad to be back
Take care
laurie f

Peg
Sure hope th eTysabri helps and all the best on the new grandchild that is very exciting.

[cyclingzealot]

Hi all. Good to see so many still around. :)

Peace all.
Tim

[stillstANNding]

Hi Tim! How are things w you?
Good to see lauraf and BBS and the rest.
Still missing many. Where are Patrice NY and paj?

T-shirt weather in Boston today (unless you have a job). Tho' the weather is the same whether or not:)
ANN

[Cherie]

I was wondering the same thing. I know paj has spent a LOT of time on Long island over the past few months cleaning out her parent's house and seem to remember her saying that her DIL is not tolerating therapy well.

My daughter received more bad news yesterday regarding yet another virus that she has picked up. It is likely to mean that she will lose the new life within (10 weeks). I've spent the day crying off and on. Just doesn't seem right.

[BBS1951]

Oh Cherie, I am so sorry for you and your daughter.

[laurasari]

Cherie
I am so sorry. I don't know what to say.

Laurie f

[elizabeth]

I'm so glad to be back online and grateful to JL for all the work to get us back here once again. This was a looonnnngggg one.

Cherie, I am glad to hear you are back on your feet, but devastated by your sad news, too. I am so sorry.

Everyone seems to have had so much happening; I guess I am no exception. My Mom just underwent 1st chemo after surgery for stage 4 ovarian cancer -- she's LUCKY, though, and optimistic about a good outcome. Her cancer was discovered during a lap choly (gallbladder removal) at a VERY early stage. Her oncologist is almost stunned to have someone he feels he can actually treat and probably cure. We are BLESSED despite the scary challenges ahead.

I am having heart arrythmias for some reason, maybe related to a prior congenital defect we throught had been corrected. Maybe not. I am sitting here on holter monitor (but of course everything feels fine today!) and will do nuclear scans, etc. later this month. It's scary at 44 -- and I'm reasonably fit and (supposedly) marginally healthy right now. I've gotten my BMI down to 26 (from over 35); my resting heart rate is 62, etc. I have 18 pounds to lose to be at ideal weight and am in size 12 instead of 18/20 as I was a year ago. This is not "supposed" to happen now. BUT...

It's possible it's stress-related, a possibility I am fully willing to accept could be very REAL in my life right now. LOTS going on (too much to recount here) that weighs heavily on my eternally optimistic soul. I'm not joking about that last bit, but optimisism carries a burden with it as well. I'm happy to have a good psychiatrist! Really, really happy :)

Anyway, It's good to see you all. I am constantly reminded that life is an ever flowing stream... And that is, for the most part, a very good and wonderful thing.

:)

[cyclingzealot]

Hi Tim! How are things w you?
Good to see lauraf and BBS and the rest.
Still missing many. Where are Patrice NY and paj?

T-shirt weather in Boston today (unless you have a job). Tho' the weather is the same whether or not:)
ANN

Hi Ann. Been a crazy year. My daughter got married this past summer. And she started and dropped out of college this fall. :( My son is driving. He's almost as big as me now! Life is moving forward. Kinda wish the clock would stand still for a little while... But it won't.

Cherie, I assume you are speaking of an unborn child? I am so sorry. :(

[Cherie]

Elizabeth,
Congrats on the weight loss. Have the docs taken into consideration the significant size change and how that might impact the EKG?

Tim,
Yes. Unborn.

Laurasari,
Have you tried Keppra for the nerve pain? Or Cymbalta?

Thanks to those who have asked for PCat's address and are sending cards and letters. They have really helped to sustain her in the last few weeks.

[Cherie]

I just got this note from Cindy 1193 today:

Sorry for the disappearing act from the board and friends, but I am still struggling with my MS. I am mostly bedridden, but I am showing some improvement now with the chemo treatments. Can you believe I've been on Cytoxan for 2 years? And now end in sight, at least for now.

Perhaps you can update the board for me. It is a hard to type, and my eyes aren't what they used to be. I will start visiting the board more often now that I feel a little better.

Daughter is still feeling lousy. She's having an MRI of the portal (liver) circulation on tuesday to see if she can begin to wean off the Lovenox injections twice a day. Her 3 year old is "helping" with each injection how by cleaning the site with alcohol and helping daddy push the plunger sometimes (this after trying to give mommy her "stick" with a screwdriver to the abdomen while she was still sleeping in the morning).

We're still in the midst of construction and the past two days have been ones of plaster dust settling everywhere as they sand the walls in preparation for the primer and paint. I cannot keep my bathroom even reasonably clean as the addition is just off the bathroom and the dust is seeping in around the door connecting the two and the guys are using my bathroom as an entrance/exit for work rather than the outside door that is working. I'm seeing progress and think that daily water exercise is possible before the end of this month!

[Bimse]

Nice to have the board back.
Horrible summer, lost my sister-in-law, my mother and my cat, all within four months.
I chose to re-register in the name of the latter. I used to be Vibeke, which is my real name. But now I want to Bimse, in honour of my beautiful kitty...

[fearless cat]

I wasn't able to post until now - I've changed my name since the real CATWIFE died last year.

Hello to everyone here!

Must go back to bed now - before TN acts up ;)

[BBS1951]

Bumping this up to page one to keep it going :)

I stopped drinking Cola's this week when I read about it being bad for bones. Man, I am so crashed out. I think I know now why I started it in the first place.

Weather is cooling off in Florida down to mid 80s. The back yard pool is getting too cold to swim, so Its time to switch to public heated pools.

It looks like we wont have to put up with any Hurricanes this year. My roof is finally repaired, and what is left is fixing the damaged irrigation system, repainting the blown off exterior paint, finishing installing screens/windows and just a few odds and ends. Boy, it took two stinking years to rebuild, but its great to almost have that behind us.

The usual new ones being born, old ones dying off going on. Life is a very strange trip indeed.

So, what is going on with you all?

[BBS1951]

I wasn't able to post until now - I've changed my name since the real CATWIFE died last year.

Hello to everyone here!

Must go back to bed now - before TN acts up ;)


Catwife died last year? Was that your wife? If so, I am so sorry to hear about that. I hope you are doing ok.

[pcat]

Thanks, Cherie, for remembering me and mine. I'd check on BT but then got out of whack with everything.

Oh, Cherie, Chris was 55. way too young, either way.

I'm convinced he died of sleep apnea. He never could tolerate the cpap masks, so would just wear his oxygen.
Even with oxygen, he was dropping his oxygen levels to unacceptable levels.

He knew the consequences of not taking care of himself, and I still feel badly about fussing with him over his insulin/sugar levels.

but maybe it was a blessing, for both of us. I could see him sliding downward. I was afraid I would have to put him in a nursing home. he would have hated it.

but I still miss him so. he leaves a huge hole in me.

I am trying to do things for myself. this weekend is my 35th highschool reunion- should cheer me up a bit.

I will be paying my house and land off next week!! only I bought a new car.
I NEVER have owned a new car before.
I needed something very reliable. there's no one at my house to know I'm not home.
the car payment is a little less than my house payment.

the car payment is more than my first house cost.
oh, well.

I'm doing ok ms-wise. It has finally cooled down a bit..I always feel a bit better when it's cold.
My most aggravating sx right now is double vision. it's slight enough that I only have problems reading fine print or if there is a high contrast, like interstate signs and TV.

new glasses, too.

Iam still getting cards and letters-thanks, everyone!! I'll get the thank you cards out this coming month. I'm so slow.

later!

-sheila

[stillstANNding]

Sheila,

I don't know if you can ever recover from such a loss but you can move forward and it sounds like you are.

Stay well and don't drive too fast!
ANN

[BBS1951]

Good for you pcat in buying yourself a new car. Treat yourself like a princess for the coming year, to help you move through your grief.

[bafriend]

Where is Cherie? Anyone heard from her. I'm really concerned about her and all the medical problems her daughter has been having. Betty

[fearless cat]

Catwife died last year? Was that your wife? If so, I am so sorry to hear about that. I hope you are doing ok.

Catwife was a cat my husband had - he found her YEARS before he met me. She died peacefully at 18 - a good long life. She used to scream at him constantly and have him make room for her in the bed. Hence the name.

I used to post here before I stopped working - I don't visit that often any longer - I am too busy attending to personal stuff - but I just wanted to say hi to anyone who remembers me ;)

[Cherie]

StillstANNding emailed me about this thread. The board is not being very good at getting email notification of responses out and when I checked this thread a few days ago, there were not replies so I let it go.


Heather is now telling folks she is pregnant. There's physically no hiding the fact any more. No heartbeat detected at her Wednesday visit so she sat at the hospital for 2.5 hours while I was watching her son (for a half hour) to get an ultrasound to see if the baby was still viable. It was and is actually closer to a week ahead of due date and its brain and spinal cord look to be well developed for this stage of pregnancy (what they told her was going to be most affected).

I went to NYC for an MS Friends Initiative fundraiser on Tuesday. We drove the 4 hours down and 3 and a half hours back (I did all the driving while David worked on his cell going down and all the way back while he slept (he had a 7 am meeting both Tuesday and Wednesday) and I stood and walked and worked the crowd for 4 hours during the reception. I am fried! So tired with that expenditure of energy. Have a new stress fracture in the GOOD foot that occurred the day after we got back and I'm not sure how to best walk and support the injury at this point.

Feel like with all that energy expended early in the week and then the subsequent injury, I just am floundering. So tired and in significant pain. sorry I'm not being more attentive.

[BBS1951]

Thanks for checking in Cherie. When you are gone awhile, one always wonders if you are doing fine.

That trip to NYC sounded exhausting just reading about it! Bummer on the stress fracture. I imagine, however, that you were very excited about being able to do the NYC trip so well. Even if you are paying for it now.

[Pegakafarmgirl]

hi guys,, { and gals} :rolleyes:

we have had some cold temps pass thru our nic of the woods,, lows were like 14,, highs were 32,, with very gusty winds,,

crops out, garden plowed under,, all plants I forgot to bring in {whoops :p } died,, so pitched them,, we are still sawing wood,, I got this notion to help pull brush, with our ATV,{ 4 wheeler}, as I stepped off it Sunday, I fell into a mine shaft :eek: ,, I went down, but caught myself,,{ tornado damage uncovered this, our timber is full of mine shafts,, we even have a Crystal Hill,, where you can find crystals }.. I had to get Farmer Joe to pull me out,, seems I was pretty well stuck,, no broken bones,, bruises,, and a owie back,,:mad: :o

just another day at the ponderosa,,;)

Peg

[stillstANNding]

Cheri -- good to here that Heather and the baby are both OK. And, with the new fx, it sounds like you are going to need that pool.

Fearlesss cat -- I'm on my 2nd group of 3 cats. My oldest one (last group) was 23 and my Mom called him my "husband cat." Now one of the new group is my husband cat:)

BBS -- glad that you probably won't need to dodge hurricanes this season.

Peg -- I am now most worried about you. I remember when you fell off a horse into a rocky stream bed. Do you carry a phone w you? I recommend a hot bath unless they turn you into a noodle.

Take care all,
ANN

[bafriend]

Cheri, Glad to hear your back home and safe even with a new stress fracture. Hope things continue to go better for Heather. Glad to hear fetus is doing well. I can't imagine how I'd manage walking with two bad legs/feet. Can you still drive?

I recently purchased a new travel scooter. Sounds like you could use one of these smaller scooters to get around quickly too. http://www.evrider.com/home.htm. My trusty old Pride was just so heavy and a real pain to travel with and put together. So far Ken and I are really pleased with the convience and stability of the new scooter. This is definitely not a scooter for full time use. Just one to give a little more freedom at the malls, museums, cruises, and other events.

Peg, A mine shaft with crystals in it. Wow !! that would almost make the fall worth while. Kind of like Alice in Wonderland. Sure glad to hear you didn't break any bones.

OK friends, repeat after me. We will try to stop over exerting ourselves and getting so tired we do stupid things which make us fall. I better make this a big poster so I won't forget again. Betty

[Cherie]

Oh, Peg! Sounds like something I'd do, klutz that I am! Glad you're OK. You can come and use my therapy pool and we'll both work on healing together. It got started for the first time this morning and is heating and adjusting PH and chemical content right now. That room is so pretty empty (aren't they all?) but I can already see Dave filling it up with treadmill and stationary bike and weights.

The plumber still has to come back and plumb the steam radiator in that room and the electrician has to return for the final wiring and socket covers and install the blower and ceiling fan and cones around the lights in the angled ceiling and we still were short one box of bamboo flooring but got that last night and the guy is coming this afternoon to install it.

Is it me, or is anyone else not getting email notification of things being posted here or PM's? I have to physically come here and read to know if there's anything new.

[bafriend]

Cherie, Congratulations on the therapy pool. I can't wait to hear how you progress with it. We're in the process of converting our old bath to an ADA compliant shower with bench, hand shower, and a hundred grab bars, etc, etc, etc. I don't want it to look like a hospital, so this room is going to cost a bundle. However the cost of a broken hip or other broken bone would be much higher.

Are there any tax credits out there for all of these medical accommodations? Betty

[prettypearlgirl]

Sounds like so much has been going on for everyone while the board was down. I'm glad to see it back up now and wish I had more time to keep up. My life is insane, but overall I am holding my own! We lost my ex BIL to leukemia in late August. He was only 58 and had been so terribly ill this past year. My sis (his ex) and I were with him when he passed away. It was so sad, but we were all glad that his suffering was finally over. My sis stayed with me for a couple of weeks and has now returned to Florida, so things around here are getting back to more normal.

Carolyn

[Gary]

Hello,
Cherie sorry to hear about your daughter.
Well we have had a couple of days of frost and the farmers here have begun to dig beets, sugar beets that is. Here that is a sure sign that summer is over and winter is on its way as this is the last crop that is taken out.

I still dont enjoy my shots of betaseron but have (sigh) resigned myself to closing my eyes and DOING it. Going down the stairs Monday I got 5 steps from the bottom and you guessed it I went head first down the rest of the way. Nothing busted except my front tooth were I hit the wall at the bottom. That afternoon the well decided to quit, I called the repair outfit and they wanted 3800 bucks!!! So I went and bought a new motor and installed it well it burned out because the foot valve broke so I pulled the pipes out TWICE and 200 bucks later it works fine. This morning I was so sore I could hardley get out of bed.

My daughter was offered a job in Oregon hospital across the river from us. So she is in the process of transfering her nursing license from Idaho to Oregon I have bought farms that I filled out less paper work for. she turned down a position in a big hospital for more money as she wanted a rural job. Funny all through high school she daily told us how much she hated the farm and living in the country. After she left home she didnt quite make it a whole year living in town. She and my SIL got a place in the country. I, of course, couldnt help but rub it in especally since my SIL was raised in the city and has NEVER lived in the country. He called asking who should call to have the water meter switched into their name. I told him to ask my daughter she called later saying that wasnt very funny.

My son called talking so fast I had to yell at him to slow down, he had a work study job in a lab and the dr. in charge called him into the office closed the door and told him to sit down, Steven thought that he was being let go. The Dr told him that,while he had been hired as the lab grunt, they were so pleased with his dedication and knowlage the they were going to hire a new lab grunt and the dr wants HIS name on the research by the end of the year! He then threw a paper on the desk that had been done last year and told Steven that it was written by a student that was no longer in the program and the dr had checked the facts and wanted Steven to polish it and present it. He also leaves next week to Indianna for nanatioal FFA compatition. Pretty inpresive for a undergrad and a freshman at that. My kids must get it from my wife as they sure dont get it from me!!

Be safe and healthy everyone.

[Cherie]

Wow! Gary, you're the man to have around when things don't go right! We're wrapping up construction...still bits going on here and there and Dave stayed home from work this morning to try to get the new storm door installed. Frost a few days ago in the morning so it's time to have one to keep out the cold.

Heather's looking better but says she's not feeling better. She clearly looks pregnant now so is not denying the fact. 3 year old Kristof knows that the picture on the fridge is a picture of "Mommy's belly with a baby in it" so she must feel fairly secure with the fact that this pregnancy managed to survive all of the illness that has beset her or she would not be prepping such a young child.

I'm walking like a duck these days. With the good foot injured it has forced me to see how much I was relying on it to get around and not reinjure the damaged foot. Crutches don't help much. Looks like I'll be heading for MRI's of both feet in the next three weeks. (should I let them know they have the wrong end of me in the machine?)

Started cutting back the garden in prep for winter yesterday but did not get far before I petered out. Maybe this afternoon I'll get more done. Off to Rotary now.

[stillstANNding]

Wow! Shooting the Tube upside down!
ANN

[MargaritaChic]

WOW Cherie! It is so nice to see you are still doing these musings. I always loved them when I used to be a part of the board. I am not sure if you remember me. I think the last time I was on the board your grandchild was less than a year old.

Wow how time flies!

My husband David and I have been married for 3 years now. We have 2 Yorkies that are each 3 1/2 years old. We just bought our first home in July and are trying to get pregnant with our first child. I am having some strange symptoms today...so hopefully I will have some news soon!

It is really nice to see all of the familiar names.

Howie, you had taken a break from the board when I was last here. It is nice to see you back!!!

It is nice to see all of you!

[GrampsOf2@42]

:D so glad to see BT is back I had pretty much given up checking.

I was Robj1001 but had to reregister so thought I'd come up with somethig a bit more imagiative :D

Great to see many of the "old" gang is back... I look forward to catching up!

Rob

[judytiger]

Hi All - enjoyed reading your postings and decided that I had better join the crowd and muse a while.

Tiger (husband) is the MSer in our family and he has had a rotten year with heart problems showing up. Back in February, he threw a blood clot that landed in his lung (fortunately!), it has been cleared up with meds.

In September, he was to undergo neck fusions (C4-T1) to (hopefully) eliminate problems from nerves being compressed. As the surgeons were beginning their work and sedation was being increased, he "coded". Surgery was stopped at that point!! (My understatement of the day). Later it was discovered that he had coronary arteries blockages. A stent was implanted in one artery and meds should keep the other open.

Now for those of you in our age bracket, a stress test would have shown this problem but pwms often can not "do stress tests". Since his EKG and bloodwork indicated no problems and he is allergic to one of the meds used to chemically stress the heart, surgeons decided to do their thing.

Cherie has assured me that there are other stress causing meds that can be used and because his GP has kept ALL of his records, she was able to identify the chemical used back in '95. Now! we know.

Judy is hanging in - doing a lot of gardening and fighting stress-induced depression. Tiger has become very dependent on me and through the months I've let him.

But! I've discovered that he can do more for himself than he thinks that he can and I'm trying to back off a bit. He needs more independence and I need a bit less caregiving.

[Cherie]

I'm still not getting notification of posts on this forum so it was delightful to come in here today and see MC and Judy and Rob have all joined us.


MC,
I know you and David were talking about procreating three years ago and wondering if your MS would prevent it then they decided you did not have MS after all. Is that still the case? Other than potential pregnancy symptoms, are you well?

Rob,
Grandpa of 2?!?!?! Super! Aren't they wonderful? We hsould have another in about 6 months if all goes well. Heather is starting to feel better and the ultrasound looks OK despite forecast of all kinds of potential fetal abnormalities from her illness.

Judy,
Isn't it amazing how, when they get used to us doing things for them, it becomes second nature? Good for you letting him test the waters of independence again.

This is my week to take a friend to lunch. Her 62 year old husband died a couple of months ago from complications of MS. Jerry was the first personal friend I knew who had it and he was the first person other than my David that I told when I was diagnosed.

I have a question for all of you: Do you do exercise in the water? If so, is it in an aquatics class or do you exercise on your own? I ask because I'm a week into my twice daily routine in the water here and am looking for variations on exercise. I'm taking most of my stretches done on the floor or bed and doing them in the water and seem to be able to get more stretch. Thinking of adding weights but am not sure what type is best. Suggestions?

[GrampsOf2@42]

Hi Cherie... it's so nice to ave the site back up.... thanks JL! Cherie... you've always been so helpful it's great to be back able to chat.

Grandkids are wonderful... one of the main reasons we moved back here to Red Deer Alberta from Vancouver... also known as the Wet Coast. Mine are now 8 and 5... safe to say we started way early... lol actually they are from my step daughter... but I've been her Dad since she was 6 so I don't feel any different... and I'm VERY glad I don't have ay biological children, since the MS gene is rampant in my family... 3 of 3 children since my brother and sister both had Ms... and early parkinsons with my Dad ad diabetes with my Mom... so our gene pool is NOT something that should be passed on!

Excersising in water is great... I try to get to our pool fairly often... 100% accesible... they even provide their own chairs to go in the water, and its all ramped into the pool... fantastic.

I can't keep up with a class so I just walk and move around in the water... its wonderful!