JaniceWhen it rains it pours..... Mac and I usually take two trips a year... Cape Cod for one week in Sept. and then we choose a place to take our family for a vacation. These trips were all very unplanned. The trip with the "wild women" to Rehoboth beach was very last minute. Then Mac had to go away for a week and my daughter in N.Y. has been begging me to come see her apartment... can't go home without seeing the "clan". Ah and that damn pride doesn't allow me to ever so NO! As kind as everyone is..... they just don't understand TM/MS... And I know it's the old... "Oh, you look great, how could you be in pain" And of course on top of it all I do get "anxious" when I travel. So what does that do for the body!. I have been paying for it .... only my husband knows... but if you were to ask me if it was worth it... YES.. I'm sure you've seen that cartoon going around the internet... where these women are sliding into heaven, looking quite a bit disheveled with a glass of wine in their hands yelling... Wow... What I ride!!! I have a deep faith which keeps me focused. I also believe that at the end of my life there will be one question.... Did you love?? All those people that I sent into your life each and every day.... from the girl at the checkout counter to the neighbor who sends me straight "up a tree" to the husband I kiss at night. We always have a choice..... At 63 I have known great tragedy and great happiness, I don't think anyone gets thru this life without some of both....
I shall end this tooo long e-mail and say "goodnight" Blessings Trudy TM in 02...now able to walk with a walker/cane MS in 06 "Find the thing that stirs your heart and make room for it" Joan Chittister On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Janice <jan...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Trudy, > You wear me out!! I love that you can travel that much. How > worn out do you get? How do you > feel once you get back from these trips? Janice > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Trudy Ogilvie <mother...@gmail.com> > *To:* Robert Pall <rp...@neillsupply.com> > *Cc:* Tmic-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] Every now and then! > > Rob That is the question of the day!! I just wish somehow we would be > able to tell when too much is too much.. It's been seven years of stop and > go exercise. And who can really tell us that answer.. Yes, if my body > would give me some indication that I should slow it down.... NO, NO.... > and we pay for days and then stop exercise. Rob I am 63 years young. I > believe that exercise is a key to staying healthy... BUT.... I am soooo > frustrated. I work out on the machines at the gym then a swim... that was > NOT good. So choose my poison... swim or gym??? I've been doing some > travelling lately and I am home after a week back on Long Island. Took me 7 > hours to drive up... did I tell you Rob (no offense) but I HATE > the ^^%#**## New Jersey Turnpike.... almost as much as I hate the %%$#@ > Belt Pkwy... It was a fantastic trip... and of course you have to party at > least one or two nights. I worked my way from Islip, L.I. then to Mineola, > then to Forest Hills, then to the BIG APPLE. Then drove home to Va. > early Sat. morning only to hit horrendous traffic on a bridge just outside > the Holland Tunnel. I know this is too much info for everyone but your > stuck with me and I want to share my blessings and my curses with this > group!! I have taken 1 and 1/2 Vicodin every day since I've been home. I'm > getting ready for my trip next week to Phoenix for my son's graduation. BUT > my husband, my hero, will be with me and will take good care of me as will > my four adult children. And we will be in one place all week. Chris will be > a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine... it's been a very long journey for him > but he has accomplished his dream. O.K I will put you all out of your > misery with this toooo long e-mail..... take care! > Blessings > Trudy > "Find the thing that stirs your heart > and make room for it." Joan Chittister > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Robert Pall <rp...@neillsupply.com>wrote: > >> I refuse to even discuss the petty arguments and disagreements >> that seem to happens several times a year. To discuss them actually provides >> legitimacy to the discussion. Stop being so quick to argue and remember the >> purpose of the list. No one needs to take sides….if what is written does not >> apply or offers words you do not care for…just delete it! >> >> Do you ever think of how a new visitor to the site reacts to >> bickering….my guess is it turns them off…and that is a tragedy! If one >> member has a problem with what someone else says. why not try to just >> contact that person directly and not to the group as a whole. Remember we >> are all in this together and inevitably when these things occur the next >> thing that happens is we see the word "unsubscribe". When one is in 24/7 >> pain and discomfort it is easy to pick a fight or disagreement…anything at >> all to avoid what is really the problem. TM >> >> New topic: Exercise >> >> Exercise….when is enough enough? >> >> I tend to exercise in spurts….I am either following a regular >> routine or giving into my pain and discomfort and doing nothing at all! I >> am not very good at knowing when I am overdoing it and therefore make the >> same mistakes over and over. After pretty much doing nothing for the past 6 >> months I am now back to swimming 3-4 times per week and I have never felt >> worse. My legs feel weighed down and I am walking far worse than normal. The >> level of discomfort and Pain are also off my charts. So what do I >> do….probably stop exercising and see if my legs feel better….that being said >> we have had horribly huimid,wet weather in the New York area the entire >> month of June…so I am not certain if the over exercising or the weather is >> making the TM flare up. Even after 12 years I have not really learned to >> listen to my body….part of this is due to the fact that I am not in >> discomfort while exercising….but hours later it is as if my body is just >> realizing I over did it and I have to pay the price. >> >> My main exercise is swimming (and a little treadmill)….for the >> first 10 years of TM I had far fewer breaks from the exercise routine …and >> then all of a sudden when I hit 60 I kinda gave up and threw in the towel….I >> kinda just quit. I felt hopeless and helpless…therefore I just started back >> on my routine…and so far the pain far outweighs the gain. >> >> I will attempt to introduce "moderation" to my exercise and try >> to remember I am closing in on 62 so I would guess non related TM problems >> are beginning to surface such as arthritis. I still have a lot on my plate…I >> drive 80 miles a day to work and sometimes I am just so exhausted that the >> thought of a workout is something I cannot handle. That being said I do find >> that when I let myself get out of shape and gain addl. Weight I always feel >> worse…and I can assure you that this is not a vanity issue. >> >> I would appreciate hearing from the group as to what exercises >> works for them…how do you know when you are over doing it? I am seeing Dr. >> Kerr on Weds and will pose the question to him…I have a feeling he will >> stress moderation and developing a routine that will keep my muscles from >> atrophying while a t the same time not exhausting me to the point of pain. >> >> OK…enough for now…let's get back on topic! >> >> Rob in New Jersey >> > >
