After spending over 80% or more of the last 6 months in my bed due to surgery, MS flareup & b12 deficiency fatigue all hitting me at the same time I finally took myself out of the bed and into the living room for the day.The only times I were to leave the last 6 months have been to go to my doctor appointments or PT appointments. Friends have taken me when necessary and a couple times we did enjoy lunch out. But for the most part I have been in the bed. Thank God for doctor appointments, even if at the times I needed to leave it was difficult mostly. It did get me fresh air and circulation. I am a firm believer that if you don't use it you loose it.
The sunshine and 80 degree weather today did help stir me a bit. I wiped the marble table off on the deck and made a dish of sliced strawberries, banana's, blueberries topped with sunflower kernels. Sat with my bottle of water, cup of coffee and a magazine and relaxed and enjoyed my mid morning snack. It was wonderful to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and the breeze in my hair. These are the little things in life that mean so much to me. To hear the sounds of birds in the background and just be happy to have the time to enjoy it. What a beautiful Sunday it was.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing with the magazines and laptop on the couch where I have not spent much more than a couple hours in the last 6 month. Needless to say the cat, being a creature of habit, was confused. At one point I noticed her at the top of the stairs like she was waiting for me to go to bed. Well I am back in the bed, glad to be here. Sometimes you just need to lie in your bed to feel comfy. So my exercise for the week will be to make sure I get downstairs for a few hours each day and if able to I will enjoy some moments on the deck...yes, all these things I so loved to do all my life....they will get me where I need to be again. I can not forget this. I never wish to forget where I have come from. I wish to be there again. And I will.
Yes! Yes! Yes! I do believe with timely nutrition we can! If we catch it before it has been caused too much damage. Just like your car needs to go in for tuneups and oil changes our bodies alert us when things are starting to go wrong. Of course there may be cases where people have said I am totally healthy I have nothing wrong with me, and then when out of the blue they are diagnosed in a routine checkup with a horrible health issue. No one seems to understand why. Most times if we look at those situations the person may have been without illness but their nourishment came from processed foods, too much red meats, alcohol, smoking factors added in and top that off with a bit of stress and it is a recipe for disaster. Some never touch a vegetable or piece of fruit ever! If you do not add gasoline or oil to your car...what will happen? We all know the answer to that. So why would you not fuel this marvelous engine God has designed the way he also designed it to be fueled? You may answer to me well what about the person who is a vegetarian and runs each day and does marathons and 10k's and has a heart attack? Chances are they stressed their heart to the maximum and beyond or I also know alot of vegetarians who have poor diets, Tons of cookies are consumed but meats are not.....If only people would follow the basic guidelines of what ever diet they would chose. Once again I will stress, even the doctors agreed with me that if I were not eating and living a healthy lifestyle prior to being diagnosed with MS 26 years ago chances are I would not be walking without aid today. Stress takes over our bodies over time in the form of disease and our weakest parts are victims. Poor nutrition, the environment, inactivity, smoking and alcohol are some of the ways our body gets stressed. If we do not give our bodies the proper nutrients we can cause our bodies harm. Even if no illness is shown to us that does not mean we are healthy. It might only mean that we are not at this point showing signs of an illness. Life does not go on forever.I feel it is never too late to at least try to change you habits. Eating or otherwise. There should always be a hope within us to get well or stay well.
