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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 17, 2023 | Replies (4297)Comment receiving replies
@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
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@ess77, You are truly a girl after my heart! Whenever I get stressed, disappointed or outraged, I head straight for the yard if weather permits. With the concerns for your son coupled with your own health issues, I am thrilled to hear that you were able to spend 3 hours blowing off debris left by the lawn fellas!
Spending anytime outside is beneficial for my outlook and provides a diversion from whatever seems to be bedeviling me most at the moment. How well I can relate to your arduous after effects concerns following that much time and exercise. Sometimes I come inside after most of a day in my yard thinking I am just too tired to move and wish for someone/anyone lol to just feed me and carry me off to bed.
With less energy and "muscle" now, I've decided that physical effort is like training for a marathon. Each early spring finds me "giving out" before I want to "give up" when clearing leaves and a new crop of weeds from my yard and flower beds. Gradually, more stamina seems to build and I can work for longer periods with fewer breaks. Here's hoping that getting back into the pool will further strengthen you and provide more resilience for work with nature's little growing beauties.
It sounds as though your support system is strong and that your son is beginning to get more of the help he needs. Stress can sometimes seem to freeze my body with the tenseness it engenders "locking" my muscles in place. Great news that you are on a pathway that will lead to more physical mobility and happiness in the sun.
It appears that for you and Rob, life is a roller coaster, I hope that there are more highs than lows and you can make the best of each new day. Those new plants help bring life to your soul and spirit, good to treat yourself to some golden sunshine. Rides those highs, find that bright spot in each day!!!
Nothing like a garden to help our spirits - no matter what life throws at us.
Sue
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Hey Lizzy,
What kind of side effects do you have from an EEG? Maybe a headache by the time they get through rubbing your head really hard trying to get the glue out.
Anyway have fun planting your flowers.
i’d have more fun firing the gardeners for not doing a good job I’m planning flowers but if you live in a condo complex you may not have that option. If not I would give them a piece of my mind next time I saw them.
Happy exercising!!!, I'll let you do my exercises,
Jake