MS – Just Keep Moving
Friends,
Ready for some Yoga? The weekend before last; I was at a wellness fair and some friends told me I need to meet Janet because she has MS and is beating it with exercise and nutrition. I said, you’re right, I need to meet Janet. Janet is a certified Yoga instructor and an integrative health coach. I had a nice conversation with Janet and her husband Mike and invited to them to come to our group and meet more fun people with MS.
Janet and Mike joined us last Friday and guess what? Janet has offered to do Yoga with us. That will be fun! Yoga is awesome for all of us living with MS. Bring a yoga mat if you have one. Otherwise we’ll get creative and make do with what we have. Thank you, Janet, for offering to do this with us!
It was fun to see some Halloween spirit here last week. Donna and Rocky both were very festive and had some fun together. Chrissy was having fun too!
The sharing and giving with this group and the people who become part of it continues to amaze me. As we share our journey of living with MS, people enter our lives that continue to surprise us. Last year Kathy introduced our group to a group called 100+ women who care. Earlier this year, Kathy and Jane came by and presented us with some checks from some of their women who care. Since then, Kathy and John put together a presentation about our group and what we’re doing together. Heidi joined in and gave a presentation at their meeting and they chose us for a huge donation from their group. They came last Friday and presented us a check for $6,850.00. Wow!
We’ll be putting this money towards more equipment like the Sci Fit Machines that the National MS Society made possible for us which always have people waiting for them. That way we can see even more people with MS sweat (sparkle) and make progress. These machines are nice because they help people at all levels of mobility.
Thank you to all who made this possible! That includes all of us with MS who come here and share our journey of living with MS, our volunteers who make all this possible and all the people who made financial contributions. We are so blessed! Thank you!
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, nutritionand 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 10:00am – 12:00pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Friday morning from 10:00 – 12:00pm (open gym concept, come for all or part of it)
Any questions? Give me a call.
Dan Erschen
Cell: 414-305-0418