Friends,
Introduction to “Dan’s Daily Dose” this Friday
Dr Kate Kern and I have been working together to be able to present what I am doing to make progress with my MS and see if we can get anyone else interested and willing to do the same thing. We would like to see if it’s just a fluke or a blessing for me or if others can make progress by doing the same thing. If you’re interested, please come to the gym on Friday at 11:00am. We’ll be explaining why we feel it’s working from a biological perspective and explain what we’d be wanting you to commit to in order to see if it works for you.
I’m excited to be making progress and excited to share what I’m doing.
Bryant Stratton College Students returning
I received a message from Dr Sarah Andreucci that the students will be starting back next Wednesday, May 1st. This is such a great opportunity for the students and our friends with MS.
The students get an opportunity to work directly with our friends with MS and learn so much about MS, what it’s like to live with it and what they can do to help. Our friends with MS get to learn and gain progress from the students. They’re always so helpful!
Let’s welcome the students and their leaders back next Wednesday and give them a great experience of working with us. We’re so fortunate to have them.
Ed and Adam’s Podcast
Laugh Attack?? I didn’t get a chance to listen to this one yet but they called it “Laugh Attack” We can all use a good laugh. I’m excited to listen to it soon. I hope you’ll listen to it. Here’s a link.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ava-g4/episodes/Laugh-Attack-e2ihbcj
Thanks Adam, Ed and Ava for doing all you do!
Who’s making progress?
Nancy continues to work hard and it’s paying off. I’m so happy for you Nancy…time for some new goals
Golf Outing Friday, June 7th!
We are extremely fortunate that ePlatinum Health will be putting on a golf outing for us again this year. A huge thank you goes out to Jeff, Frank, Katie and the entire ePlatinum Health team.
Would you be willing help gather donations for the silent auction and raffle? We could really use your help. We need golfers as well.
There is a sign up sheet at the gym with a list of items we’re hoping to get for the silent auction and raffle items. If you’re willing and able, please sign your name by a few things you’re willing to do or get for us. If you have other ideas, that’s awesome! We’d love to hear them.
When you bring the donations in, please put them in the fireplace room on the table marked “Donation Drop Off” and fill out the sheet with what the donation is and who it’s from.
It’s really important to us that we properly thank people for the donations. They are much appreciated!
Below are the promotional flyers for the golfers we need. Please consider golfing with us and sign up as early as you can. The last two years, we were fortunate to fill up and have the maximum number of golfers. A huge thanks goes out to all who golfed and made this possible. THANK YOU! Let’s make it a fun event again this year.
Here’s a link to the event website. You can see pictures from last year’s event and sign up from here. https://www.eplatinumhealth.com/eph-cares/eph-msgolfouting/
Dance Program
Unfortunately, the dance program last Thursday got cancelled due to some health issues. We have an opportunity again this Saturday @ 3:00PM at Danceworks. I hope you can make it!
Dr Alex Ng from Marquette University did some studies on dance and how it’s beneficial for us living with MS. The benefits proved to be many…including benefits with memory and cognitive challenges.
Dr Ng and many volunteers want to make this a great experience for you. I hope you’ll engage and benefit from this program. Thank you Dr Ng and team for making this possible!
Day of Endurance 2024 – August 24, 2024
I hope your training is going well. Another two weeks is up again. Please turn your progress in to Kate or Mike. The board at the gym is starting to show some exciting progress. Please check it out.
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. 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.
Please share your progress with Kate. Kate and Mike are working together to create a way to share our progress all year. 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 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 – 11:45am Tai Chi led by Ricky
Fridays: Head Yoga, Spin Classes, balance training & Core strengthening Classes
9:00am – 9:30am: Head yoga led by Anne Prestwor in the fireplace room. Beginning Friday, April 26th Head yoga will be moving to 9:30am.
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
It looks like we’re finally getting warm enough weather for riding Friday morning but it looks like there’s a 94% chance of rain this Friday. I don’t know what time it will be raining. I think we’ll have to watch the weather a little closer Thursday evening / Friday morning. Be prepared to ride just in case we can. I’ll send another e-mail around 5:00am Friday.
We’ll be watching the weather each week. As soon as it’s 45 degrees @ 7:00am on Fridays and not raining, we’ll be riding. Let’s get our bikes tuned up, air in the tires, find your helmet and get ready to ride.
It sounds like we’re going to have a great group to ride with again this year. I hope you’ll join us.
Educational Sessions
Friday, April 26th 11:00am – 12:00pm. Dr Kate Kern / Dan Erschen – Introduction to “Dan’s Daily Dose”
Dan Erschen continues to make progress with his MS as a disease. Is it luck? A fluke? A blessing? Or can others benefit from what Dan is doing? Kate and Dan are putting together a protocol that Dan does consistently and would like to share this with you and see if we can get a few people willing to do the same thing consistently. We would then measure and share the results of these few people with others as we go forward. Please attend to learn more.
Friday, May 3rd 11:00am – 12:00pm. Mitch Adam
Mitch is a neuro-certified physical therapist who is also a PhD student at Marquette University in the Exercise and Rehab Science program. He will be sharing information about the clinical trial he is working on. The trial is an exercise intervention study to improve walking balance in people with MS
Friday, May 17th 11:00am – noon. Dr Kate Kern
Dr Kate Kern will be reviewing a study done with Omega 3’s and people with MS.
Friday, May 24th 11:00am – noon. Dr Jon Stevenson – Chiropractor with Strive Integrative Health in Brookfield.
Dr Jon and his team at Strive are having great success with neuropathy and other central nervous system disorders. Dr Jon will be presenting on different protocols they are experiencing success with patients. He will be available for questions and answers.
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, May 3rd 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 501 members. We finally broke 500…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.
Many continue making great progress with chronic pain relief, range of motion, walking better and a new sense of hope when Ricky works with them. Please keep in mind that consistency is key. Not only with Ricky…with exercise too. We need consistency to realize the benefits long term. We want you to have long term benefits and relief.
Ricky has a sign up board based on first come first serve. You can pick the time slot that works for you. I highly encourage you to take advantage of Ricky’s Thai Massages each day and sign up for your time slot as soon as you get there.
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. I got out with my camera a couple times this week. Last Thursday, I got caught in the rain so I thought I might as well take a picture of a few raindrops hitting the water.
The buds are blossoming nicely right now
The ducks were active
This crane was flying over a bunch of ducks
And then some flew. That wasn’t a very clear picture so I ran it through Lightroom’s new AI feature. It turned out kind of interesting.
This crane did a nice fly by
I had fun with the red winged blackbirds this week
I came across a deer. You’ll notice their coat doesn’t look the best this time of the year as they shed their winter hair.
This cardinal was lit up nicely early in the morning as the sun was coming up
These turkeys were fun to watch in our yard
As was this crane at sunset
This squirrel was eating a walnut on our picnic table with some nice lighting behind it.
This crane liked the water in the bird bath I just put out
I was looking out our bathroom window and saw the sun shining some nice light in front of this fire hydrant. I realize this is not a nature picture but I liked the lighting so I took a picture of it through the tree out our window. Something a little different.
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.