----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:08
PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone
Hi there,
I have not met Harriet but want to thank
her for her ideas and upbeat feelings as well. She hit the nail on the
head when she said that we can tend to feel our body image failing with clunky
shoes, heavy limbs and in my case as one of the walking wounded - feeling like
an invalid (when I'm not really - in my mind anyway). I hope to get my driver
licence back soon when I am approved by the Driver Fitness and Monitoring
people to use a left foot accelorator. Then I am hoping to go and try
some water therapy at a lovely warm water swimming pool here in Calgary. I
gave up the exercise classes a while back. Just got tired of the trek
there and back in the Handibus etc.
janh,
You mention overdoing things at this time of
year. This is my 3rd Christmas now with TM. I was hit by it Sept
2003. This year we do not have friends living with us to help decorate
(as we did in 2003), and we don't have my husband's daughter and granddaughter
living with us to help out (as we did in 2004). So overdoing it in the
'getting ready for the season' is not hard. I am finding that when I
first get up in the morning after a good nights rest I think that I can do
'anything' and do it quickly. Of course once I start doing things I
quickly become more tired (in my body from waist down where I am affected from
T8 - T10) and my limbs become soooo heavy that I have to take frequent
rests. I am going to write a note in my 2006 calendar to start preparing
for the season a whole lot earlier (like at the beginning of November) next
year.
Sorry to write so long a 'note'. I am just
musing this morning but should get in gear as my hubby and I have a little
more Christmas shopping to do today and decorate the tree that has been
standing in the living-room 'bare' since Saturday. It is one of the fake
trees with the lights already attached but looks kind of sad with no ornaments
or garland.
Bye now,
Heather in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:32
AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Hi Everyone
Harriet,
It's so good to hear from
you.............and everything your shared was a positive
and an idea for
some of us to pursue.........
It's great to hear you so
upbeat!!
Thanks for writing and keep us updated..this time of the
year we need positive strokes as we're all so busy, and we can get down! so
easily when we overdo.....
janh Stiolwater OK
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