Travel to reduce stress

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Talking a lot about how the environment affects the progression of CMT, I think

that we should take trips more often to relax and enjoy life with whatever

disabilities or health problem we might be struggling with.  We only live once. 

If you are going to book travel such as hotel, flight, car rentals, vacations,

condos, activities, etc. you can save money by booking it through this webiste

www.shalomtravel.rovia.com  It is just a suggestion.  I think that anyone would

like to save money on a vacation that you plan to take in the future. 

 

I will take a trip to Cozumel, Mexico for $40 dlls.  I think that is cheap

travel because I need to get away of stress from work and of the hospital stress

I been getting lately with so many CMT tests that my husband, son and I have

been getting.  I hope this advice helps in some way. 

Anita

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From: <agraham2k@...>

Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:01:54 PM

Subject: Re: Your Environment and CMT

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If that's what you have experienced, that's wonderful.  Continue doing what you

are doing!

 

My experience has been very different from yours.

 

I'm no longer able to work due to the pain & fatigue of this disease.  I have no

detectible responses in any of my peripheral nerves and I'm as weak as 'a 90

years old', I'm told by my doctors.  Yet I eat well, take supplements, have

minimal stress, and regularly move in the pool for exercise.  I find that doing

these things only makes a minor difference in how I feel compared to the toll

the disease is taking.  I do feel better emotionally, but the reality is that

I'm still weak and my muscles are continuing to atrophy.

 

The story is the same for the other members of my family who have this disease. 

They do an even better job at exercise and nutrition than I, yet every year,

despite their efforts, they too lose significant muscle mass.

 

CMT does affect us all differently.  In my family, for example, I have severe

pain and the others have no pain.  I'm also much weaker than they are and had to

stop working much earlier than they did, but we are all the same in that we are

all progressively deteriorating.

 

My family is a positive bunch.  We keep our hopes high, continuing with our best

efforts to stay strong.  And, when we get together, we share the efforts we are

all making to stave off this disease, but behind the smiles, we all know there

is nothing we can really do about it.  Not until there is a cure anyway.

 

To imply otherwise is to place fault and impose guilt on those who don't deserve

it.  If only I had more control over the disease. That would be great!  But

I'm certainly not going to stop trying.   And I appreciate hearing what works

for you.