Re: All about life's little surprises

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WTG ! Rid yourself of anyone or anything that makes you feel useless. And congrats on walking without the walker . You'll get back there again soon.

As for the tsumani, take Sharon's advice. I live in an area where nothing ever happens *touch wood* ... hugs, Cait

All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

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thats great that you are able to go without your walker :-)

Hugs

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> All about life's little surprises

>

> Hi all my sweet friends

> Well, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you

> might

> just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have

> to read

> the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!

> We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well,

> nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot

> of

> emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your

> life.

> Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and

> told

> someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she

> hurt me

> and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still

> alive.

> Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.

> Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been

> walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started

> my

> diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was

> afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow

> when I

> didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well,

> let's try

> it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my

> feet pain

> like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to

> walk all

> over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom.

> Now

> the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she

> suddenly got

> a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs.

> Yeah!!!! I

> flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue

> and

> best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole

> days.

>

> Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

> about a

> lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good.

> Now it

> may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami

> hitting

> Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should

> put the

> walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know

> what

> happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was

> dragging

> my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well,

> yesterday I

> tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended

> very

> well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much

> as I can

> get used to the idea.

> Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of

> geared

> up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike.

> A while

> back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again.

> But the

> day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to

> strike. So

> I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But

> I can't

> gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep

> me

> afloat??? LOL Don't think so.

> Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have

> humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had

> canes.

> Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants

> probably just

> gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep.

>

> Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about

> it. I

> have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my

> tail.

> The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long.

> I've

> had 4 days vacation from them.

> I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is

> that you

> never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you

> land

> in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I

> was

> walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would

> really

> retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up

> and

> we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue

> bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly

> to my

> bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door.

> It was

> easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOL

> Now I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too

> much.

> I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like

> smelly

> feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit

> stressed,

> well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it.

>

> So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That

> is if I

> don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump,

> you

> will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOL

> Love you all and take care.

>

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Hi n & AnneWell, humor is the only thing I know how to survive all the fun stuff. Maybe I should chain a surfer board to my back as well. What if the shark takes a bite out of my rubber ducky? LOLLove you allTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 12:26:03 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Yip, that's one of my favorite songs as well.Thanks Sharon for the info. We've been gearing up with food supplies, meds, etc. for the past 11 years. Hey, it's SA, we are prepared for any trouble. We have food for at least 3 months, hey, I'm a pessimistic. I feel it can never be too much. And our regular meds is stack for 3 months as well. But I must admit, a tsunami wasn't in my planning. I suppose staying at home all the time is impossible. So I will just have to get over it and get on with life.Thanks for the great info, I really appreciate it.Love you allTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 2:03:29 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

I loved Denver's music. Thanks Anne! SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 3:26:03 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

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Hi CaitI'm without the walker, too damn stubborn to use it again. And feeling so much better. Just not sure if it's a good thing to lose all my weight, maybe I should keep this tube around my waist, just to be safe. LOL I must admit, a tsunami never crossed my mind. I guess I'm too naive.Love youTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:05:46 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

WTG ! Rid yourself of anyone or anything that makes you feel useless. And congrats on walking without the walker . You'll get back there again soon.

As for the tsumani, take Sharon's advice. I live in an area where nothing ever happens *touch wood* ... hugs, Cait

All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

Thanks nneIt feels wonderful. I never thought that I will retire it. I think in a way I got too attached to the thing. It feels so much easier and safer, but now I'm back to my old stubborn ways. Hopefully I don't fall on my face, hey, maybe a face lift will work on my age. LOLLove youTo: mserslife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:25:45 AMSubject: RE: All about life's little surprises

thats great that you are able to go without your walker :-)

Hugs

nne

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> All about life's little surprises

>

> Hi all my sweet friends

> Well, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you

> might

> just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have

> to read

> the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!

> We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well,

> nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot

> of

> emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your

> life.

> Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and

> told

> someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she

> hurt me

> and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still

> alive.

> Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.

> Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been

> walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started

> my

> diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was

> afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow

> when I

> didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well,

> let's try

> it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my

> feet pain

> like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to

> walk all

> over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom.

> Now

> the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she

> suddenly got

> a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs.

> Yeah!!!! I

> flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue

> and

> best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole

> days.

>

> Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

> about a

> lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good.

> Now it

> may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami

> hitting

> Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should

> put the

> walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know

> what

> happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was

> dragging

> my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well,

> yesterday I

> tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended

> very

> well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much

> as I can

> get used to the idea.

> Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of

> geared

> up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike.

> A while

> back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again.

> But the

> day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to

> strike. So

> I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But

> I can't

> gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep

> me

> afloat??? LOL Don't think so.

> Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have

> humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had

> canes.

> Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants

> probably just

> gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep.

>

> Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about

> it. I

> have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my

> tail.

> The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long.

> I've

> had 4 days vacation from them.

> I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is

> that you

> never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you

> land

> in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I

> was

> walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would

> really

> retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up

> and

> we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue

> bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly

> to my

> bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door.

> It was

> easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOL

> Now I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too

> much.

> I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like

> smelly

> feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit

> stressed,

> well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it.

>

> So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That

> is if I

> don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump,

> you

> will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOL

> Love you all and take care.

>

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Congratulations on being able to walk without the walker! I couldn't begin to imagine how wonderful that must be after 17 years. But I think I may be able to relate just a little bit, knowing what it felt like to start walking without crutches or a cane after my (first) knee surgery. Feeling the legs carrying me "just like once upon a time", or well almost... Wonderful! A little too wonderful perhaps, because I overdid it and the next day I was back on my crutches and told by the PT that I'd have to start all over again, with a new surgery etc... Oh, well, that's life I suppose...I don't think I have to warn you too sternly about overdoing it, though. Just don't fall on your face, and keep away from those darn doors, won't you...love/Reb>> Hi all my sweet friends> Well, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might > just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read > the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!> We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, > nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of > emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. > Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told > someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me > and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. > Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.> Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been > walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my > diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was > afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I > didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try > it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain > like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all > over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now > the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got > a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I > flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and > best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. > > Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a > lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it > may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting > Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the > walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what > happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging > my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I > tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very > well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can > get used to the idea.> Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared > up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while > back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the > day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So > I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't > gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me > afloat??? LOL Don't think so.> Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have > humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. > Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just > gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. > > Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I > have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. > The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've > had 4 days vacation from them.> I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you > never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land > in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was > walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really > retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and > we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue > bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my > bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was > easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOL> Now I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. > I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly > feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, > well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. > > So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I > don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you > will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOL> Love you all and take care.> >

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well when the water comes up - tree tops are lower

just a thoughtGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:45:07 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi n & AnneWell, humor is the only thing I know how to survive all the fun stuff. Maybe I should chain a surfer board to my back as well. What if the shark takes a bite out of my rubber ducky? LOLLove you all

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 12:26:03 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my

friend,KateTo: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the

difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was

their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the

next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big

bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

I did fine swimming in the pookas in Hawaii - nice little mini warm tub - that and it was salt water

when we went to the House Springs to FIL's retirement home - the tied a rope to the waist belt from the boat and put me in a life vest - lordy it was cold in the middle in the current - they tied the rope to the raft at the foot of the steps

at 62 I still don't swim - but then given our usual drought conditions after February you have to shower with a friend - unfortunately the cat is nosy enough to sit on the sink top when I shower - and investigate the shower when the door is open - she won't come in with meGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:10:52 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

I did fine swimming in the pookas in Hawaii - nice little mini warm tub - that and it was salt water

when we went to the House Springs to FIL's retirement home - the tied a rope to the waist belt from the boat and put me in a life vest - lordy it was cold in the middle in the current - they tied the rope to the raft at the foot of the steps

at 62 I still don't swim - but then given our usual drought conditions after February you have to shower with a friend - unfortunately the cat is nosy enough to sit on the sink top when I shower - and investigate the shower when the door is open - she won't come in with meGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:10:52 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

I did fine swimming in the pookas in Hawaii - nice little mini warm tub - that and it was salt water

when we went to the House Springs to FIL's retirement home - the tied a rope to the waist belt from the boat and put me in a life vest - lordy it was cold in the middle in the current - they tied the rope to the raft at the foot of the steps

at 62 I still don't swim - but then given our usual drought conditions after February you have to shower with a friend - unfortunately the cat is nosy enough to sit on the sink top when I shower - and investigate the shower when the door is open - she won't come in with meGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:10:52 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Hi , I miss your story's when you don't post. Margaret A. CoteTo: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the

difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was

their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the

next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big

bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

Hi , I miss your story's when you don't post. Margaret A. CoteTo: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the

difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was

their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the

next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big

bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

It's been 17 months since you got the camaro? Really? Wow, seems more like 7...

However, that said, I am SO glad you are able to walk without it again, put it in the back of the closeet but keep it in case you ever need it again...you know how these things go, if you sell it or give it away, the very next day you'll need it again, however, if you keep it, you won't NEED it

Tsunami? I wouldn't worry about it Hun. Like Kate said, nobody knows except G-d and he ain't telling...but DO think about learning to swim, swimming is so much fun, and so relaxing...you get good exercise without even really knowing it...

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-- All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

Thanks RebAnd I'm so glad that I could confuse you completely. I checked my email, it was luckily just 17 months on the walker. LOL Long enough though.Yeah, I may be overdoing it definitely. Hey, these old legs had a long rest. I walked at home without the walker, but shopping was too much to handle, so I used it all the time.I can imagine your PT wasn't too happy with you. Sometimes our stubbornness is a bit too much for our own good.I think the doors should stay out of my way, now why are they there in the first place? They just jump in front of me. LOLGive my love to Love you bothTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 1:36:55 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Congratulations on being able to walk without the walker! I couldn't begin to imagine how wonderful that must be after 17 years. But I think I may be able to relate just a little bit, knowing what it felt like to start walking without crutches or a cane after my (first) knee surgery. Feeling the legs carrying me "just like once upon a time", or well almost... Wonderful! A little too wonderful perhaps, because I overdid it and the next day I was back on my crutches and told by the PT that I'd have to start all over again, with a new surgery etc... Oh, well, that's life I suppose...I don't think

I have to warn you too sternly about overdoing it, though. Just don't fall on your face, and keep away from those darn doors, won't you...love/Reb>> Hi all my sweet friends> Well, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might > just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read > the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!> We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, > nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of >

emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. > Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told > someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me > and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. > Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.> Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been > walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my > diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was > afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I > didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try > it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain > like mad, but I want to try it.

And what do you know? I've managed to walk all > over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now > the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got > a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I > flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and > best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. > > Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a > lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it > may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting > Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the > walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what > happened? I could hardly

walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging > my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I > tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very > well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can > get used to the idea.> Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared > up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while > back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the > day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So > I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't > gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me > afloat??? LOL Don't think so.> Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure

long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have > humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. > Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just > gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. > > Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I > have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. > The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've > had 4 days vacation from them.> I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you > never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land > in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was > walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really > retire

it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and > we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue > bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my > bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was > easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOL> Now I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. > I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly > feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, > well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. > > So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I > don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you > will know it's my butt hitting the

ground on your doorstep. LOL> Love you all and take care.> >

[Guest guest]

I'll try my best to grab on to a tree. Will be my first time that I actually climbed to the top, or is it washed to the top. LOLTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:08:09 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

well when the water comes up - tree tops are lower

just a thoughtGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:45:07 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi n & AnneWell, humor is the only thing I know how to survive all the fun stuff. Maybe I should chain a surfer board to my back as well. What if the shark takes a bite out of my rubber ducky? LOLLove you all

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 12:26:03 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

I'll try my best to grab on to a tree. Will be my first time that I actually climbed to the top, or is it washed to the top. LOLTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:08:09 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

well when the water comes up - tree tops are lower

just a thoughtGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:45:07 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi n & AnneWell, humor is the only thing I know how to survive all the fun stuff. Maybe I should chain a surfer board to my back as well. What if the shark takes a bite out of my rubber ducky? LOLLove you all

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 12:26:03 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

I'll try my best to grab on to a tree. Will be my first time that I actually climbed to the top, or is it washed to the top. LOLTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:08:09 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

well when the water comes up - tree tops are lower

just a thoughtGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 4:45:07 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi n & AnneWell, humor is the only thing I know how to survive all the fun stuff. Maybe I should chain a surfer board to my back as well. What if the shark takes a bite out of my rubber ducky? LOLLove you all

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 12:26:03 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

at least you see the humor in it - I know there are days and there are days

some days are diamonds - some days are stone - Denver God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 4:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Hi KateThanks, and I still will go without the walker. I'm glad that I got over the worse shock. Well, I know G-d is the only One who can predict the future, that is one reason why I'm worried about this prediction. The lady was having her usual time with G-d and went to a hill not too far from home where she usually feels closer to Him and more relaxed. And then she had this vision. Well, maybe it won't happen, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry. Not a whole lot I can do about it, but I'm just glad that I got out of the worst fear and my walking is back to the "4 days" again. LOL Now I'm sure I have you completely confused with that sentence. About the swimming lessons? NO WAY!!! First you won't catch me in a swimsuit and second, well, I refuse to go near the water before I can

swim!!! Now stop giggling!!!! LOL So if you know where I can take swimming lessons on safe ground with usual clothes, hey, then I'm ready!So walker will stay at home while I go shopping tomorrow.Love you To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:10:52 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my

friend,KateTo: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the

difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was

their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the

next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big

bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

Hi KateThanks, and I still will go without the walker. I'm glad that I got over the worse shock. Well, I know G-d is the only One who can predict the future, that is one reason why I'm worried about this prediction. The lady was having her usual time with G-d and went to a hill not too far from home where she usually feels closer to Him and more relaxed. And then she had this vision. Well, maybe it won't happen, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry. Not a whole lot I can do about it, but I'm just glad that I got out of the worst fear and my walking is back to the "4 days" again. LOL Now I'm sure I have you completely confused with that sentence. About the swimming lessons? NO WAY!!! First you won't catch me in a swimsuit and second, well, I refuse to go near the water before I can

swim!!! Now stop giggling!!!! LOL So if you know where I can take swimming lessons on safe ground with usual clothes, hey, then I'm ready!So walker will stay at home while I go shopping tomorrow.Love you To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:10:52 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my

friend,KateTo: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the

difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard

about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was

their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do? Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the

next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big

bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take care.

[Guest guest]

I haven't worn a bathing suit in 25 years + - considering it - just not sure which year I will get one - a 3 piece - one with a skirt God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:50:25 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi KateThanks, and I still will go without the walker. I'm glad that I got over the worse shock. Well, I know G-d is the only One who can predict the future, that is one reason why I'm worried about this prediction. The lady was having her usual time with G-d and went to a hill not too far from home where she usually feels closer to Him and more relaxed. And then she had this vision. Well, maybe it won't happen, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry. Not a whole lot I can do about it, but I'm just glad that I got out of the worst fear and my walking is back to the "4 days" again. LOL Now I'm sure I have you completely confused with that sentence. About the swimming lessons? NO WAY!!! First you won't catch me in a swimsuit and second, well, I refuse to go near the water before I can swim!!! Now stop giggling!!!! LOL So if you know where I can take swimming

lessons on safe ground with usual clothes, hey, then I'm ready!So walker will stay at home while I go shopping tomorrow.Love you

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:10:52 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

I haven't worn a bathing suit in 25 years + - considering it - just not sure which year I will get one - a 3 piece - one with a skirt God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:50:25 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi KateThanks, and I still will go without the walker. I'm glad that I got over the worse shock. Well, I know G-d is the only One who can predict the future, that is one reason why I'm worried about this prediction. The lady was having her usual time with G-d and went to a hill not too far from home where she usually feels closer to Him and more relaxed. And then she had this vision. Well, maybe it won't happen, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry. Not a whole lot I can do about it, but I'm just glad that I got out of the worst fear and my walking is back to the "4 days" again. LOL Now I'm sure I have you completely confused with that sentence. About the swimming lessons? NO WAY!!! First you won't catch me in a swimsuit and second, well, I refuse to go near the water before I can swim!!! Now stop giggling!!!! LOL So if you know where I can take swimming

lessons on safe ground with usual clothes, hey, then I'm ready!So walker will stay at home while I go shopping tomorrow.Love you

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:10:52 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Now see? Even the cat is clever enough not to go near the water. In my younger days, a few hundred centuries ago, I had a swimsuit and did get into the water up to my middle. It was fun, but now I refuse to go near the beach. I can't outrun a wave with sharks in it! Besides, my idea of this life is when it's your time, there's nothing you can do about it. But I still won't tempt fate.Then again, maybe I should try a bikini. I'm sure the whole ocean will run away in fear. LOLLove youTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:20:05 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

I did fine swimming in the pookas in Hawaii - nice little mini warm tub - that and it was salt water

when we went to the House Springs to FIL's retirement home - the tied a rope to the waist belt from the boat and put me in a life vest - lordy it was cold in the middle in the current - they tied the rope to the raft at the foot of the steps

at 62 I still don't swim - but then given our usual drought conditions after February you have to shower with a friend - unfortunately the cat is nosy enough to sit on the sink top when I shower - and investigate the shower when the door is open - she won't come in with meGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:10:52 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.

[Guest guest]

Now see? Even the cat is clever enough not to go near the water. In my younger days, a few hundred centuries ago, I had a swimsuit and did get into the water up to my middle. It was fun, but now I refuse to go near the beach. I can't outrun a wave with sharks in it! Besides, my idea of this life is when it's your time, there's nothing you can do about it. But I still won't tempt fate.Then again, maybe I should try a bikini. I'm sure the whole ocean will run away in fear. LOLLove youTo: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:20:05 PMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

I did fine swimming in the pookas in Hawaii - nice little mini warm tub - that and it was salt water

when we went to the House Springs to FIL's retirement home - the tied a rope to the waist belt from the boat and put me in a life vest - lordy it was cold in the middle in the current - they tied the rope to the raft at the foot of the steps

at 62 I still don't swim - but then given our usual drought conditions after February you have to shower with a friend - unfortunately the cat is nosy enough to sit on the sink top when I shower - and investigate the shower when the door is open - she won't come in with meGod, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:10:52 AMSubject: Re: All about life's little surprises

Hi sweet !So good to see you posting my friend. I'm so proud of you for braving it without your walker. That must have been a glorious 4 days without it. And STAIRS? That's just wonderful. MS really is so unpredictable, that is one of the many facets of it. I don't believe in folks that say they can predict the future. Only G*d knows the future. He and He alone. I really wouldn't worry at all about a tsunami, . I do like no washing your feet to keep sharks away. lol. Maybe you should go to a local pool and sign up for learn to swim classes, so you could maybe face your fear---I imagine that's why you don't swim? Swimming can be so relaxing; a great way to relieve stress. It's also a wonderful exercise where balance doesn't matter. Just a thought.love to you my friend,Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 5:08:04 PMSubject: All about life's little surprises

Hi all my sweet friendsWell, now this is going to be a long email, but hey, if you're lucky, you might just get rid of me. LOL No, I'm not going to tell you how? You will have to read the whole damn thing and figure it out for yourself!!!We all know how stress and MS is bad enemies. When you're stressed, well, nothing works like before and just go on strike. I've been having a lot of emotional pain, like I know all of you had and maybe still have in your life. Well, last week, I decided I've had enough. So I stood up for myself and told someone, I'm taking back my life. She stole 24 years of my life that she hurt me and made me feel useless, so it's the end. Don't worry, she's still alive. Besides, it would've been too easy. That was Saturday, 19th.Anyway, after that I was amazed with the difference in my life. I've been walking with a walker (my Camaro) for the past 17 months. When I started my diet, I told my Mom that I want to get rid

of it, but I must admit, I was afraid. I didn't feel too safe on my own two feet. So it was very slow when I didn't have it in town. Anyway, on Sunday, 20th, I told my Mom, well, let's try it without a walker. I feel a whole lot stronger, have more energy, my feet pain like mad, but I want to try it. And what do you know? I've managed to walk all over town without my walker. Actually, I even walked too fast for my Mom. Now the last while, she's been walking too fast for me, so I guess she suddenly got a bit older. LOL It felt great. I even managed a flight of stairs. Yeah!!!! I flew it down and ran it up again. I didn't have too much pain, no fatigue and best of all, the ants were gone. Well, I had that fun time for 4 whole days. Now come on?? You know how life works??? Anyway on Thursday we heard about a lady who had some kind of vision. Oh oh, now that doesn't sound too good. Now it may not be true, but what if it is!!! The vision was about a

tsunami hitting Mossel Bay very hard. Great!! I can't swim!!! Okay, Mom, maybe we should put the walker back into the car again. I don't feel so strong anymore. You know what happened? I could hardly walk, I had a bad spell of fatigue and I was dragging my feet again. Great!!! There goes all the good times and fun. Well, yesterday I tried walking without the walker again, it started a bit slow, but ended very well. I've had time to get used to the idea of a tsunami. Okay, as much as I can get used to the idea.Now living in SA means that you expect the worse every day. We're kind of geared up for any situation. I mean, every now and then someone goes on strike. A while back the transport services strike, well, they went back to work again. But the day that happened, the Municipalities decided it was their turn to strike. So I'm sure you all get the picture. And we even geared up for drought. But I can't gear up for a tsunami. What do I have to do?

Wear a rubber ducky to keep me afloat??? LOL Don't think so.Luckily we live on a hill. I'm sure long ago, when Mossel Bay didn't have humans, just wild animals running around, the baboons definitely had canes. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get up the hill. Poor elephants probably just gave orders to the baboons to fetch whatever they wanted. Too steep. Well, at least I'm still walking without my walker, I'm so happy about it. I have this silly grin all over my face, even though a tsunami may be on my tail. The ants are back, sadly, but I suppose it was too good to last for long. I've had 4 days vacation from them.I think the point I want to make through the waves and everything, is that you never should give up hope. MS is one of those strange things. One day you land in a wheelchair the next you're okay again. So please, never give up. I was walking 17 months with that walker, I must admit I never thought I would really retire it. The

big problem is your self-esteem, sometimes we just give up and we're too afraid to fall flat on our faces. Okay, so I have a lot of blue bruises, but that's not too bad, I love blue. So I just dress accordingly to my bruises. LOL No, luckily I haven't fallen, just walked into every door. It was easier just to walk into doors with a set of wheels. LOLOLOLNow I've thought of a few ways to make sure the sharks don't like me too much. I'm not going to wash my feet, ever again. Hopefully they don't like smelly feet. LOL Sorry, but I think you all know by now that when I get a bit stressed, well, I find that making jokes help me to relax and deal with it. So there you have my loooooong email. I will talk to you all soon. That is if I don't drop on your doorstep. Watch out n!!! If you hear a big bump, you will know it's my butt hitting the ground on your doorstep. LOLLove you all and take

care.