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MS and Cold Feet
For the past week my feet are like ice cubes. This is not the first time and it won’t be the last. The temperature outside is in the 90’s with a feels like in the 100’s. I am wearing sneakers with no socks, my usual during the summer. For the past couple of days I…
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The Heat is On – Alone week of 7/17
Today is Saturday, I didn’t get the mail yesterday, so I just came back in from walking to the mailbox putting out mail and getting yesterdays. Phew! The temperature reads 98, feels like 107. I wanted to take the golf cart but I parked my vehicle too close to ge it out. I felt like…
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Overdoing It
Yesterday the thermometer read 92 with a feels like temperature of 102. I was tired of being inside, (since Saturday) and since it was cloudy I decided I would go outside with 2 items on my agenda. One was to deadhead the Butterfly Bush and the other was to check the roses for Japanese beetles.…
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MRI #2
Now I’m heading into the machine with my Hannibal Lecter mask on. I was told it would be 30 minutes total, that with and without contrast. So because I have to count everything, to make sense, I start counting songs, I figured 6 or 7 songs would take about 30 minutes. My eyes are closed…
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MRI #1
If I didn’t have MS.…..….GET OVER IT! As I was waiting to be escorted in to get my MRI, (appointment was at 10:25, they asked to come in at 9:25, needless to say I was pissed because I had to sit there for an hour) Anyway, the thoughts started. I wanted to use my walker…
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EVUSHELD for Coronavirus-Disease 2019
At my six month check up with my neurologist, MS doctor, he stated that he wanted me to receive this medicine. It was explained to me that along with another COVID-19 booster, (In my case Moderna), I needed to do both. The reason being is that by receiving Ocrevus, which depletes my B levels, which…
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Monthly Weigh In – July
This month 138.8 lbs. exactly one pound less. I didn’t expect this number, if anything I thought I might have gained a few pounds. I take it with a grain of salt because its just a pound, it could be the time of day I weighed myself. I got out of the habit of doing…
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“When I’m 64”
“they say its your birthday, it’s my Birthday too, yeah……” Yup it is my 64th birthday. I’ll be at the garden volunteering. P asked me where I wanted to go for dinner, I don’t know. Unfortunately I still get excited by birthdays. I want my family and friends around, not likely this year and thats…
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Being Content or Being Happy or Being Both
I recently watched a segment on this subject, on where else but The Today Show. It struck a chord with me because I am not happy and haven’t been in a long time; BUT can I be content? Yes I can! I can get joy out of just being content. That is a positive. Being…
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Motivation Back, (Somewhat)
Today is Saturday and I feel motivated. When I am done with this post I am going to download a ton of pictures from my phone that I can use for more posts on this blog. I didn’t do it before I wrote because I know me: It is going to take such a long…