Friends,
Have you seen some of the artwork that Linda and the alcohol ink group has been making? It’s awesome! Some of it is on display in the breakroom…check it out. The alcohol ink group is back! Linda will be doing another alcohol ink session this Friday @11:45 or earlier in the breakroom. Newcomers are welcome! Thanks Linda!
Are you coming down from the MS Bike ride yet? That sure was an awesome experience riding with so many of you and all our Peppy Pedaler teammates along with seeing our volunteers and cheerleaders out there. All the people on the other teams were fun to be around as well. There truly are a lot of loving, caring and generous people on this ride. It was good to see all our friends from the National MS Society all weekend long as well. They sure work hard for us. I’m still re-living the weekend. Thanks to many of you, our Peppy Pedalers Team has raised over $132,000.00 for the National MS Society so far and still climbing. Amazing and Thank you!
Who is all going to ride with us next year? It sounds like we’re going to have at least two more rookies with MS riding with us next year as Kathy and Carol are planning on riding. I wasn’t here to see them take their first training ride last Friday but Larry sent me a picture of them on their first ride. Thanks Larry! Way to go Kathy and Carol!
Who else is going to join them? Let’s get the training started now, at least give it a try and see if it’s for you. If you need a little encouragement or help, just ask anyone that has ridden with us in the past. You’ll have lots of support.
Let’s ride again Friday morning @ 7:00am. I personally will not be there again this Friday morning but that shouldn’t stop you from riding. We meet at Nettesheim Park on the SE corner of Hwy SS and Oak Street in Pewaukee. If you would like to ride a tandem or a trike, please let me know ahead of time so we bring one for you. I hope you’ll join us! We will not ride if it’s raining.
We all need to “Just Keep Moving”! It doesn’t matter where we start. We can start with laughing which is great exercise in itself. Other than that, we start with the body parts that will move and keep moving them as much as we can. Let them rest and then move them again.
I know there are still many of us going through other life challenges in addition to our challenges with MS. Let’s stick together, keep our chins up and keep sharing our journey. Better days are ahead. For those of you who haven’t been able to make it by us on Wednesdays and Fridays lately, please know you are missed and in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you’re able to make it back soon!
I hope you’ll join us both Wednesday and Friday again this week. Remember…consistency is key. With MS, it takes a lot of consistent effort every day to make small improvements. Yes, it’s frustrating so be patient and consistent and you’ll be amazed how your quality of life will continue to improve. It’s been about 17 years of exercising just about every day for me and I’m still making improvements (encouragement, love, support, nutrition and proper rest help immensely too). It takes time so please be patient. It sure is better than MS getting worse. I really don’t know what my life would be like if I didn’t do this (nor do I want to find out). I’m so thankful you are all joining me on this journey of making progress with our MS and quality of life…THANK YOU! We’ll continue to learn together…there’s so much power in the love and support we all share with each other.
In the past, I’ve been telling you to bring a friend. Unfortunately, we’re going to need to start a waiting list for new people. Please feel free to continue to share your experience and what we’re doing together. Let me know of anyone who would like to join us. I’ll communicate with these people through e-mail or phone and help them any way I can. When we have room for them to join us, I’ll encourage them to do that. If you’ve joined us in the past, please continue to join us.
We are here to help you and anyone with MS…no strings attached (well maybe an occasional story about the progress you’re making, smile, high five or a hug). I remember how challenging life used to be when my MS was bad. I get great joy sharing what I’ve learned and feel blessed with the progress I’ve made. I hope you make progress in some way too!
Place:Â W228N791 Westmound Dr.
Waukesha, WI
When: Wednesday morning from 9:30am – 12:30pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Friday morning from 9:30 – 12:30pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Dan Erschen