Friends,
Thanks to all who responded to last weekâs e-mail about getting back together outside in the parking lot. I had good response from both volunteers and friends with MS. It sounds like people are willing to volunteer and work out. I was very pleased with the nice responses. We sure are blessed to have so many amazing people in our MS-Just Keep Moving community. Iâm thankful!
We will not get together this week yet due to the weather being cold and wet. Hopefully next week will be nicer and we can get together again. Weâll do this with everyoneâs safety in mind and take COVID precautions. Hopefully, weâll see you next week!
As we all know, Toddâs MS has affected his walking pretty dramatically. Has this slowed him down? Maybe in some ways but certainly not with willpower and grit. As many of us know, the distances of an Ironman Triathlon are a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride followed by a full 26.2 mile marathon. Even though Todd is challenged walking, he broke this up into a three-day challenge and switched the order up a bit.
Keep in mind, today is only September 8th. Since the first of September, Todd did a 26.2 mile marathon in his wheel chair one day. Another day, he swam 2.4 miles. This last Saturday, he rode 115 miles instead of 112 miles with some awesome friends. Unfortunately, I wasnât able to join him.
Hereâs a video of his route and few pictures along the way. https://www.relive.cc/view/v26M2jmwkEq Nice job Todd! Yet another great example of being a little creative on doing an Ironman distance triathlonâŚeven with MS challenges. Amazing!! Keep in mind that Todd has been building up to this for the past eight years. It takes time. He wasnât able to do any of these distances 8 years ago. Persistency and consistency work for many of us living with MS.
Do you want to ride bike with us? Letâs hope the weather cooperates. If itâs raining, we will not ride. Please join us at 7:00am Friday morning at Nettesheim Park on the SE corner of Hwy SS and Oak Street in Pewaukee. Weâll ride together on Friday mornings until it gets too cold this fall. If you need me to bring a trike or two, please let me know.
Letâs keep riding! đ
Our prayer group on Wednesday mornings are a great place to get together virtually, catch up a bit and give thanks. Even though we canât get together physically, itâs so nice to see all that joins us virtually and learn how youâre doing and how this pandemic is affecting you. I really like the good things coming out of this pandemic that are discussedâŚseeing Godâs work as blessings. Itâs awesome seeing so many of you there laughing, listening, sharing, giving thanks and praying! We have a lot to give thanks for, donât we?
Weâre going to be doing it again tomorrow (Wednesday) @ 11:30am. Weâll get together either via phone or computer (your choice) and share, talk, listen, give thanks, and pray in however God leads us. Itâs a way for all of us to get together virtually to catch up and be there for each other and with each other. I hope youâll join us!
Hereâs a link to our Zoom Meeting that Ashley provided for us. Thanks Ashley! Just click or call @ 11:30am Wednesday and youâll be connected. I hope to âseeâ you there! đ
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My heart goes out to all the people and families of the people that have been affected by COVID-19. This is really getting serious and close to home. Whether actually having it, being exposed to it, being affected by businesses being shut down, losing your job, working on the front line, etc. These are tough times and we really need to take it seriously and do our part of practicing social distancing and all other recommendations. I hope you and your family are safe. Letâs keep everyone affected in our prayers and pray we all get through this as safely as we can.
As we all go through this pandemic together, I encourage you to share a smile with someone. Perhaps you could give someone a call that you havenât talked with for a while just to see how theyâre doing. This pandemic is tough in many ways. We all could use a little extra love and encouragement during these times.
Letâs be thankful for all the doctors, nurses and everyone in the health care that are putting themselves at risk every day and every night as they serve those with the Coronavirus. These are amazing, selfless, courageous people! Letâs also give thanks to all the people in the world that are working diligently to develop testing equipment and ways to treat this Coronavirus. Letâs also give thanks for all the people that are working diligently to produce protective gear, respirators, and any other medical equipment to help us get through this pandemic.
We may be inconvenienced in many ways but others have it much worse. Letâs be thankful we have each other. I know Iâm thankful for you!
We will not be getting back together at the gym yet. Weâre going to get through this COVID-19 pandemic before we do. I love you too much to put you at risk.
I hope youâre doing your part to âkeep movingâ and stay healthy during these unprecedented times weâre going through. Iâm hoping and praying that none of us get this virus and have to deal with it.
Letâs stay calm, focused, healthy, flexible, have faith and learn as much as we can about the challenges of each day and make good choices. Hopefully weâll be back at the gym together soon.
I love and miss you all!
Dan
P.S. Please share how youâre doing and what youâre doing to keep movingâŚpictures and smiles please đ