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meadowinthewoods 
My goal is to dance again....but I think after contemplating and brain processing Addison's information this evening....perhaps the first step towards the goal to dance again, is that I should first concentrate on learning how to walk.... :) So tomorrow, I start walking....every day!
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You mean that Addison's made you disabled as far as walking? I didn't know it did that. I know that my joints like my knees, ankles and my legs are hurting this weekend. I know that I can't walk because of the MS. I am seeing an endro the first week of October they wanted me to come down tomorrow but I have to see my husband tomorrow and sign a power of attorney. He still is messed up especially when he first wakes up. He asked me if he was in the home tonight because when I called I woke him and he was confused. I told him look at your tv and then you'll know that your still in the nursing home. He said he forgot that I told him that before and said that's what he uses when he wakes up usually to let him know where he is. I can dream all I want about dancing because I haven't been able to dance since I was 27 when I first got the MS. What I keep thinking about doing is running. I have been thinking about running since I got the MS. When I was walking I should have tried it but was afraid that I would have fallen on my face. As far as dancing? I don't know how much you weigh but - I was going to suggest something than I thought about your husband. Don't you know any strong men that could hold you around the waist and help you to dance? You have to know someone that is strong enough to hold you. I'm going to add my support so that you can dance again. Here and above. You'll do it again - just take it a little at a time and you'll make it. I will be praying for the day when you send me a message telling me that you were at a ball last night and could dance the tango, the Rumba, the Waltz, the bump, disco, etc. And then walking of course you'll see the Statue of Liberty and walk all the way to the top then I want to see the pictures you get of NY and the harbor from up there. I wish I could get up in the morning, take a shower and jump in the car then go to work like I used to. I am looking at the 51,000 electric wheelchair and saying that I would give that up just for being able to do what I used to do before the flu shot. Oh well before I depress myself too much I guess I had better add that support to your goal and if your still up and want to talk I'm still up too. I'll be up for awhile yet. LOL and huggsssssss galed
galed7956
Hi Gale - No, I can still walk, just not as far. Don't have enough energy to spend to even think about dancing yet...but I still haven't given up hope. What I meant about learning to walk, was that I need to try and make myself go for a walk, hopefully every day, and strengthen my endurance and keep my bones from getting osteoporosis. Steve wants me to start lifting weights, AND go walking...we'll see. Sometimes I try to spin on my stationary bike, but can't get more than a half a mile and I crash out...out of gas, no energy, and I just drop on the bed...sometimes just staying in bed, but occasionally I can recover enough to do very minimal chores that require very little energy to do. Bending over and doing anything is nearly impossible. The energy it takes to hold my torso off balance is more than I have, and if I stay stooped over (like loading and unloading the washing machine, cleaning refrigerator or putting groceries away into the refrigerator when I have to bend over and bend down to get in and out of bins, cupboards, etc., it just wipes me out...energy depleted and I just drag my body around like a ball and chain. I am 5 ft. 6 inches tall and weigh 180 pounds. My husband is 5 ft. 10 inches tall and weighs the same. My normal healthy weight is around 143-145 pounds. That's where I feel really good...but with this extra 35-40 pounds I've packed on (including a very ugly Dowager's hump - just like my grandmother's hump!) :( .... I loved my grandmother dearly, but I REALLY am NOT happy to have a hump just like hers!! She was 4 ft. 11 inches tall and was about 4 ft. 11 inches around as well. She was a little butterball, and was as cute as a button. But she was old. How can I be old already? Where did the time go? I am going to be 60 in a couple or three months. The years just fly by!!!
You description of New York is tantalizing. I can't wait to visit there...and yes, I will take you up on your invitation to visit you. Where do you live now? Do you get into NY City very often? It sounds like a wonderful exciting bustling barrel of fun, fascination, and beauty.
Well Gale, I've got to go. I am really tired tonight. It's early enough that I can maybe get dinner and mini-chores done and to bed early. Thank you for your support in my goal to dance again. My hubby is still hoping too...he says he wants me back like I was. So do I. Don't we all?!!! Well, it's all up to the Sweet Lord, and I trust Him completely, so whatever happens will be as it should be....as long as I try to do the very best I can with what I have to work with....and I will. I have promised Steve I will continue to try as long as I am alive.
Gotta go. Talk with you later. I hope you are having a peaceful evening. I'm guessing it's 7 or 8 p.m. in your area if you're near N.Y. Wow, a city gal. I am a country bumpkin tomboy who doesn't like wearing shoes.
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Later Gator...
meadowinthewoods
meadowinthewoods
NY has everything you want or need to see and anything you want or need to get. There is a main road in the city where you can travel and every bridge that spans it has different nationality of people walking across the bridges liket the Jews with the men dressed in their black suits, long trendals hanging by their ears and their black stove top hats on, then the next bridge is another nationality, etc. Winter is beautiful also because then Rockefellar Skating rink is open and there are the Rockettes shows.
galed7956
MY computer keep screwing up my messages. I started above and better not say much more or I'm not going to finish. I'm a small town girl so NY is a neat place to visit but not to live. The first floor of the Empire State Building is a huge bar and they have every type of beer or alchoholic beverage that you could ever want and every different drink you could imagine. Then there is the Diamond District where you have to make an appointment to get into the store to see the jewelry there. The garment district where Nick jewed down the price on a rabbit fur coat for me one time and where everyone tries to make the best deals on whatever they want. The people are very nice and it's one for all there. The plays and restaurants the are open after. South Street Seaport where you can buy fresh seafood in the morning and there are restaurants and quaint shops. There are so many things to see and do in NY that it would take several days to get everything in. I love to be in the Hilton for 2 weeks because we had a beautiful view of the city every night and then the next day we started all over again. Hope you have a peaceful restfull night. galed
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