Friends,
Golf Outing was a great experience and a huge success!
We are extremely fortunate that ePlatinum Health put on another amazing golf outing for us again this year. A huge thank you goes out to Jeff, Frank, Katie, Morgan and the entire ePlatinum Health team!
The sprit at the golf outing was really high and people were having a lot of fun. Jeff and Frank had fun foursome to golf with. 😊 I love the smiles!
It was awesome getting to talk to them and letting them know what this means to us and how much we appreciate them doing this for us. We spoke on behalf of everyone that comes to the gym.
Once they were done driving, they got to ride our trikes to the greens to do their putting. All the golfers had an opportunity to ride the trikes. It was fun!
A huge THANKS goes out to everyone who has worked so hard soliciting donations, people who have donated, people who worked hard planning for this event, keeping things organized, communicating to people, making signs, putting baskets together, etc. etc. It took a lot of effort to gather doantions from all these businesses and people. Please patronize them and thank them if you get a chance.
A huge THANKS goes out to all the business and people that sponsored a hole and golfed with us. Let’s Patronize and support them as we go forward. We really appreciate their sponsorhip and support!
Again, THANK YOU so much to the people at ePlatinum Health and everyone that is making this possible. You really put on a nice event and were so kind and generous to raise another $36,000.00 for us again this year. That brings the three year total to $103,000.00. We are so thankful…Thank You! We all REALLY appreciate you! We will certainly continue to do our part to put this money to good use.
Our new website is LIVE!
Jamie Aukofer, Joan, Cal, Chrissy, Greg and others worked hard for the past year and a half building a new website for us on a volunteer basis. It’s live and it’s very informative. Please check it out and let us know what you think of it.
Here’s the link: https://msjustkeepmoving.org/
Thank you, Jamie and everyone that worked so hard to bring this to reality! We’re so fortunate to be surrounded by so many talented people who are selfless and willing to share their gifts.
Cal and Chrissy’s Mission Trip to Panama
Cal and Chrissy will be leaving on Saturday, June 22nd. If you’d like to send anything with them, please get it to them this week so they can get it packed up. Let’s keep them in our prayers as they go there and make a difference in the lives of the children in Panama.
Ed and Adam’s Podcast
Ed and Adam put together another podcast this past week. Ed and Adam share some of their experiences of medications they have been on through the years and their experiences of living with MS.
Here’s a link:
Thanks Adam, Ed and Ava for doing these podcasts together!
Who’s making progress?
Mary is back to making progress again. Sometimes, we go through other medical challenges and then…we have to start over. As we live with MS, we actually get good at starting over after a while. I’m so happy Mary is back to making progress again.
Day of Endurance 2024 – August 24, 2024
I hope you’re making good progress and feeling good about this journey. Please be cautious, it’s during these times when we start feeling pretty good that we get a little too confident and get injured somehow. Let’s avoid injuries and setbacks by being conscious of our limits. We need to push our limits but not get hurt. That’s a fine line.
Consistency is key. Let’s exercise everyday. It’s the gradual, consistency that our bodies will adapt to over time. Let’s do one long workout per week so we can appreciate that we are making progress each week. Dr Kate can certainly help you with a program based on your abilities. Please feel free to reach out to her.
It’s really important that we’re active and we enjoy the journey of training for the Day of Endurance…preferably “together”. I hope you can find some workout friends to enjoy this journey with. It can be others with MS, friends, neighbors, family members, movie stars, it doesn’t matter. It really only takes one other person to have show up and do whatever you’re going to do each day. You can pick different people different days.
Let’s make this a recreational adventure. A social adventure. A rewarding experience. And… “share” it. So, let’s start inviting friends and family members to join us on this journey and have some fun with it.
I hope you’ll engage in the journey and make progress yourself.
Cardio and Balance Programs
These classes are aimed to get everyone exercising together. I like that word “together” 😊. We’ll need help from volunteers before and after the cardio class on Wednesdays and Fridays to get members on and off equipment. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
Wednesdays 10-10:30am: Cardio exercise
Location: in the big room using aerobic equipment in front of big TV
Pick your favorite piece of equipment to use, bring a water bottle, and arrive a few minutes early to get the equipment set up to your height.
10:30 – 11:00am Tai Chi led by Ricky
Fridays:
9:30 – 10:00am: New Class! High intensity interval training (HIIT) body weight circuit class. Great for those who aren’t attending Friday morning bike rides and want to get their heart pumping! Geared to intermediate to advanced ability level. Class may be indoors or outdoors depending on weather. Find Kate at the start of the class time.
10-10:30 am: Seated balance class
10:30 – 11am: Standing balance class
Pick the class / classes you feel most able and comfortable participating in. We will have chairs set up to sit on and/or use for balance support.
Email Kate at kborn1234@gmail.com with any questions.
Friday Morning Bike Ride
Thank you to all that are showing up and riding with us! If anyone knows of anyone willing to volunteer that can ride a two wheeled bike and help at intersections, keeping people together, getting up hills, etc., we could use a couple more people to help. I’m certainly thankful for the volunteers that are riding with us. We all are.
We’ll be meeting Friday morning at 7:00am at Nettesheim Park in Pewaukee. It’s on the SE corner of Hwy SS and Oak Street. The GPS address is: N26W27495 Prospect Ave, Pewaukee, WI 53072.
Come a little early so you can get your bike out of your car and be ready to ride as close to 7:00 as possible. We’ll ride until about 8:45. Let’s ride and have some fun!
For those who wish you could join us but can’t; please know we have you in our hearts on these rides. We’re riding with you and for you. I hope you too can join us someday.
Educational Sessions
This Friday, June 14th: 11:00am – noon. Research review with Kate. Topic will be about the importance of sleep in MS.
Friday, June 21st: 11:00am – Noon. Volunteer meeting – Kate would like to meet with all volunteers to answer questions, coordinate a buddy system with members, and touch base on anything volunteers would like to discuss.
Friday, June 28th: 11:00am – Noon. Second demonstration for transfers hosted by Becky Thomas and Gayle Caya
Friday, July 12th 11:00am – noon. Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association (WASA) will be here to introduce us to adaptive sports opportunities for us to engage in. They do some fun stuff!
Future topics could include: emotional health, nutrition, yoga, tai chi, wellness topics, safe use of gym equipment for your body, best exercise for you and more. What topics would you like to see? Please let Kate, Joan, Traci, Ricky or Dan know
Let’s get together!
We’ll be getting together from 9:00am – noon on Wednesday and Friday mornings at the gym. I hope you’ll join us!
Wisconsin Metal Parts – Westmound Building
MS-Just Keep Moving, Inc.
W228N791 Westmound Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186
Prayer Group We’ll be having our prayer group Wednesday @ 11:00am.
I just love the way we share, pray and laugh together while we witness prayers being answered weekly. It’s truly amazing!
Thanks goes to God and to everyone that joins us. Let’s get together to share, listen, talk, give thanks, and pray however God leads us.
MS-Just Keep Caring – Our Caregivers support group will be the first and third Friday of each month from 10:00 – 10:30am. The next one will be Friday, June 21st 2024. If you’re a caregiver of someone you love with MS, please join us and share your experience of caring for your loved one. This has been very helpful for many. Thanks to all who participate!
Our Facebook page is private. That means you’ll need to join if you want access to all our fun and progress. We’re now at 517 members. That’s awesome! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2639832389489709
Our Facebook page is active and fun. Lots of people are doing more and sharing their journey on Facebook. Feel free to join, post and share your experiences and comments.
There were some awesome pictures, videos and comments shared again this past week. Thank you to all who are sharing!
Thai Massage with Ricky Heldt
Ricky will be here on Wednesdays doing Thai Massage. Ricky will be taking Fridays off for a while. Perhaps through the summer.
Ricky has a sign up board based on first come first serve. You can pick the time slot that works for you.
Reiki with Linda Linda will be here on Fridays doing Reiki. Many people say Linda’s Reiki work is “magical”. We’re thankful for Linda sharing her gifts and talents with us. Feel free to let Linda know you’d like to do Reiki with her. She also has a sign up sheet.
Inspirational Humor with Adam Wollert
We’ll be having our inspirational humor zoom call with Adam again next Tuesday. Adam is a gift to all of us. Thanks to all who joined us today!
Please join us if you can.
Tuesdays @ 1:30PM
Here’s the link to join us…I hope you do!
Join Zoom Meeting with this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9431389152?pwd=bWlYbFNaazVnM1M1cWxWMitlODdXUT09
Meeting ID: 943 138 9152
Passcode: 3qP2hu
Phone: 1-312-626-6799
Let’s reach out
I encourage you to share a smile and encouragement with someone. Perhaps you could call someone that you have not talked with for a while just to say hi and see how they are doing. We all could use a little extra love and encouragement.
MS is tough. Let’s have faith, remain calm, be flexible, help each other and learn as much as we can about the challenges of each day as we make good choices.
Let’s keep moving, smiling and loving 😊 It helps!
In God We Trust…we are in good hands.
Dan
P.S. We had a lot of rain this past week so I thought I might as well take some pictures with rain drops. Here’s a wet rose.
And a wet daisy
And just a simple wet leaf
I got pretty close to a red-tailed hawk this week
It must not have liked me so it flew
The hummingbirds are liking our feeder now. I don’t get how they can drink out of the feeder while flying.
We had a smiley little buck in our yard. Happy little guy!
The cranes like to dance
And the turkeys like to hang out
We even had a black squirrel visit us
For those who can’t get out and enjoy nature due your challenges with MS…my heart is with you. You are with me every time I’m out there. I enjoy being out there and I also enjoy sharing with you. I know how hard it is not to be able to get out and enjoy nature. Let’s enjoy nature and God’s beauty together this way.
