Friends,
Did you RSVP to Nicole for the National MS Society Open House next Tuesday? Thereās more information about it on our website calendar http://msjustkeepmoving.org/ecwd_calendar/calendar/
Hereās a quick summary of location and time:
In recognition of all that you do, and in celebration of MS Awareness week, we invite you to a special Open House on Tuesday, March 10th from 4:30 ā 6:30 pm at the MS Society office, 1120 James Drive, Ste. A, Hartland, WI.
RSVP for March 10th by Friday, March 6th to Nicole Sammartino,Nicole.sammartino@nmss.org or call 312.423.1127. We look forward to seeing everyone!
We need to be thankful for all the National MS Society is doing for all of us. We have a really hard-working team at our Wisconsin Chapter. Thank you to all at the National MS Society for all you do for us living with MS. We need to support them and the research they fund so we can keep learning and making progress with living with MS. Even though weāve come a long way, we have a long way to go.
I hope Sarahās egg roll event went well last weekend. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend. Iām looking forward to hearing about it. I know they put a lot of work into it and itās for a great causeā¦supporting the National MS Societyās initiatives.
The indoor triathlon training is going well. I always love to see the progress people make during this training and the event. I hope youāll join us! The next training session is Thursday morning at 10:00 at Westwood Health and Fitness in Pewaukee. Thanks to all the volunteers and to Westwood for making this event possible again this year. This is the event that started this group 7 years ago.
Joel is designing another awesome T-Shirt again this year. Be sure to do the indoor triathlon so you get one š.
If you were here last week, you would have had an opportunity to try out our new equipment thatās wheel chair accessible. You can go from one machine to the next. This equipment was donated to us by a high school friend of John Haupt, Mike Kryshak. Weāre so thankful for Mikeās generosity. We finally got them hooked up and available to use. Feel free to put them to good use and get stronger.
Weāll be getting together again Wednesday @ 11:30 for our prayer group. Weāll be giving thanks to God for our blessings and praying however God leads us. Wow! Iām hearing some powerful comments about this time together. Prayers are being answered weeklyā¦thank you God! 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.
Iād highly recommend you sign up the MS Bike ride August 1st and 2nd. You can do that by clicking here. Once you sign up, thereās a motivational factor that kicks in and helps us get prepared for it. We want you on our teamā¦we have fun!
Letās āJust Keep Movingā. It doesnāt matter where we start. We can all 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. Letās stick together, keep our chins up and keep sharing our journey. Better days are ahead. For those of you who havenāt 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 youāre able to make it back soon!
I hope youāll join us both Wednesday and Friday again this week. Rememberā¦consistency is key. With MS, it takes a lot of consistent effort every day to make small improvements. Yes, itās frustrating so be patient and consistent and youāll be amazed how your quality of life will continue to improve. Itās been about 17 years of exercising just about every day for me and Iām 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 donāt know what my life would be like if I didnāt do this (nor do I want to find out). Iām so thankful you are all joining me on this journey of making progress with our MS and quality of lifeā¦THANK YOU! Weāll continue to learn togetherā¦thereās so much power in the love and support we all share with each other.
In the past, Iāve been telling you to bring a friend. Unfortunately, weāre going to need to start a waiting list for new people. Please feel free to continue to share your experience and what weāre doing together. Let me know of anyone who would like to join us. Iāll 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, Iāll encourage them to do that. If youāve joined us in the past, please continue to join us.
We are here to help you and anyone with MSā¦no strings attached (well maybe an occasional story about the progress youāre 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 Iāve learned and feel blessed with the progress Iāve made. I hope you make progress in some way too!
Place: W228N791 Westmound Dr.
Waukesha, WI
When: Wednesday morning from 9:30am ā 12:30pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Friday morning from 9:30am ā 12:30pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Dan Erschen