@becsbuddy, @sueinmn, @lioness et al...Hello, everyone. Big news from my home to you walking/gardening junkies ..Apparently, my body got tired of not walking outside, no pool, limited exercise for months...

I had a difficult day 2 days ago, after at Mayo for eeg early with side effects I get from that test I've had since age 11.....took son to doc appt and didn't get treated the way I thought we should ..on way home I stopped at my favorite roadside garden/plant spot and bought a few more flowers to make me happy.

When I got home, I took the flowers - 2 more hanging baskets, a geranium/combo planter for table, several ground cover succulents to plant in front of liriope in front of condo....light yellow green, nice contrast and no care needed..stonerope?..I spent a couple hours on patio cleaning, raking, sweeping, rearranging and moving pots and plants....more physical exercise than in months. What a wonderful feeling. Took shower, to bed w/MMJ and CPAP and slept like a babe.

No bad after-effects next day, only good. Wow! And, it's so pretty, so colorful and orderly and makes me happy...

Yesterday, after the lawn fellows didn't clear the limbs, moss, a tree full of brown live oak leaves ON MY LAWN and buckets of squigglies on the lawn and sidewalk and street and cars and into my condo......I was furious! Adrenalin was pumping really fast.....I got the Toro blower out of storage room, found the electric cord, got a big hat, put on t-shirt, got cold wet towel around my neck since it was 89 degrees!!!!!

I spent a not so easy 3 hours blowing off the front of my building/sidewalks/street - cleared my lawn and beds of squigglies, leaves, limbs, moss, and more, it is in wonderful shape and not tracking into the car and house. 3 hours.....can you believe this? I was so exhausted, thought I might not wake up this morning and would surely not be able to walk or move.....

I'm just fine! my body is getting so much stronger; I'm getting better and better. Still finding stuff to address, but the really bad, horrible illnesses and diseases are better and less invasive. I don't know why.....but, with the Mayo docs and me together, we seem to be finding some answers, getting off heavy pain and other meds. I have no other answers than that, the peace and support from Connect and you lovely folks, and prayer; as I have several friends who pray for Rob and me daily.

Well, I'll not stop the movement. With Parkinsons/sarcoid/all the other things wrapped together, I never know what tomorrow will bring, but today says things are looking good for getting back to the pool next week, for more gardening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in shock. It's literally been years since I could sweep the floor w/o suffering.

I think I'll get in bed, smile as I enjoy the MMJ and CPAP and Samantha, and the fact Rob got new MMJ today..... He's still in crisis, but we have a plan with PT, limited!!! and intensive counseling to help w/ptsd, it's easing up a bit .We're not fighting this all alone.....I have an infected toe, possibly bone infection. Will know after MRI...it still goes on, but things are improving over-all. So thankful.....

Thank each of you and so many others.....Colleen Young and fiesty76 and others;
Blessings to each of you and yours...elizabeth