Friends,   

It’s always exciting to see someone make progress.  Tandi started joining us about 8 weeks ago and was walking with a cane.  Last Wednesday, Tandi came in with a great big smile and said “look…No cane!”  On Friday…no cane either. 😊

I’m so excited for Tandi…that’s huge!  Hard work is worth it, isn’t it?  Keep it up and you’ll be riding the MS Bike ride with us yet.

Thank you to all who thanked our volunteers from Bryant Stratton College last week.  We’re so fortunate to have them join us.

We wish them all the best as they go forward in their lives and careers and hope they return when they can.

Are you aware of the amazing water exercise program for people with MS at Westwood Health and Fitness Club?  You don’t need to be a member to do this.  I highly recommend it!  Here’s a little information about it:

MS Water Exercise (There’s a small Fee)
This 45 minute aquatic exercise class will gently strengthen your muscles, improve balance and flexibility, and provide the light cardio exercise you need within the support of the water. Water offers natural resistance training with every movement as well as helping to keep the body cool while exercising. We’ll use equipment such as noodles or the side of the pool for balance training as needed. This class is a perfect complement to our Chair Yoga.

Mondays from 10:10 to 10:55 a.m.  https://www.westwoodfitness.org/classes-programs

Forrest Rhonda is still running every day and showing her MS who’s boss.  She’s on day 309 of running 3-4 miles each day.  She has 56 days to go until her birthday which will complete one full year of running each day.  Way to go Rhonda!

Keep in mind our thank you / Christmas party for our volunteers is this Friday, December 20^th.  Chris has a sign-up sheet in the gym if you’d like to bring a dish to pass.  It’s always fun to see everyone come together for this.  I hope you can make it!

We’ll be getting together again Wednesday @ 11:30 for our prayer group.  We’ll be giving thanks to God for our blessings and praying however God leads us.  Wow! I’m hearing some powerful comments about this time together.  Feel free to join us.  If you need to come in a little early to get your exercise in before this starts, feel free to do so.

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:  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 9:30am – 12:30pm  (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)

Dan Erschen

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