Friends,
Nicole Connolly’s Presentations
Nichole Connolly presented to the group last week about cleaning up your skin care and body products. You can find the presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RcGF9Ntdz7REEwShi8SmwszL86JqdUdzCRvnmz7ayH4/edit?usp=sharing
She put together a google form for members to complete if they are looking for more individual support with finding easier or safer cleaning solutions in their home. This may be particularly helpful to those with strength and/or mobility challenges at home with cleaning tasks as well: https://forms.gle/U5RPXnwHk2YRuthv9
Thanks, Nichole for putting together this series of educational talks!
Yardstick of Life – Rick Talbert
Rick has been talking about putting together his yardstick of life presentation for a long time. Rick will finally be presenting it to us this Friday. I’m excited to hear it.
I’m looking forward to it as Rick will be sharing how his life has gone living with MS. There’s no doubt in my mind that Rick will be sharing some nuggets of wisdom. I hope you will join us Friday @ 11:00am.
Acres of Diamonds – Earl Nightingale
This group reminds me so much of Earl Nightingale’s presentation of the Acres of Diamonds story. So many people search their whole life for purpose, love, security, faith, money, etc. Sometimes, the opportunities are right in front of us but we can’t see them.
If you don’t know the story about Acres of Diamonds, listen to this 7 minute 52 second message form Earl and see if you agree with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnaW8JYm3I
We are so blessed to have each other. Thank you for being part of our MS-Just Keep Moving family. Let’s continue making progress with MS together. Who knows what the next development about living with MS will come as a result of us getting together, learning together, sharing and working so hard to stay ahead of it.
Dr Obeidat’s Slides
Dr Obeidat kindly shared his slides for the presentation he gave us last week on what happens to our brain when we experience visual art.
Here’s a link to his slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBqd0gpt0LRALSlNLVHAq_qxVFRFQSMr/view?usp=sharing
Thank you, Dr O for coming and sharing your passion and knowledge. Thank you also for sharing your slides.
Dockhounds Game to benefit our MS-Just Keep Moving Mission – This Sunday
I hope to see you there. We have 88 of our MS-Just Keep Moving family coming with friends and loved ones. That’s amazing! Let’s make this a great outing together. You can still get tickets and join us if you don’t have tickets yet and want to come.
Golf Outing – Friday, June 26th
Please bring anything you have for our raffle and silent auction items in to the gym this week. The time has come. We will be putting baskets, etc. together this week.
A huge THANKS goes out to everyone who went out and solicited donations for us as well as those who made a donation. THANK YOU!
We really want to give the golfers a great experience as well as raise a bunch of money for our mission.
We are still looking for some sponsors who would like to get some great visibility and help our mission. If you know someone that would be willing to be a sponsor, please let us know that as well. Here’s a link for sponsorship. https://eplatinumhealth.com/ms-golf-outing/ We are THANKFUL for our sponsors.
Let’s get together – Open Gym plus programs!
We’ll be getting together from 7:00am – noon on Monday through Friday mornings at the gym. Plus, Monday and Wednesday evenings from 4:30pm – 6:30pm and Tuesday afternoons for the aquatics program. I hope you’ll join us!
Where:
Wisconsin Metal Parts – Westmound Building
MS-Just Keep Moving, Inc.
W228N791 Westmound Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186
Email Dr Kate Kern at kborn1234@gmail.com with any questions.
Exercise class schedule Feedback welcome to make this as best as it can be!
Nutrition Program
We didn’t have a nutrition program this week with Memorial Day.
Last week, Janine and friends reviewed online MS advice. There’s a lot out there, what do we trust?
If you are not engaging in our nutrition program, I would highly encourage you to at least read the handouts that Janine prepares for us each week and apply the information into your lifestyle.
Here’s a link to the full handout:
Nutrition: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OKT33Q2OizaM1Z6OEf9vSxgmd89JM904/view?usp=drive_link
Janine puts a lot into these presentations. It’s wonderful for her to share these presentations with those who can’t be here. It’s even more impactful for people who can be here in person to get the information first hand and be able to get questions answered and learn from others living with MS.
I would highly encourage you to engage in our nutrition program Monday mornings @ 9:00am so you can benefit at a high level. All are encouraged to come; people with MS, loved ones, care takers, volunteers, etc.
Thank you, Janine!
Prayer Group We’ll be having our prayer group Wednesday from 11:00am – noon.
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 this Friday, June 5th, 2026. 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!
Member Spotlight – Christina Drasch
We all enjoyed Christina being with us and developing the leisure programs she brought to the gym through her capstone project at Concordia University. I hope Christina will still shine around and hopefully, her mother will join us as well.
Ed and Adam’s Podcast
Adam and Ed had a conversation with Bryant & Stratton Students as they share their perspective working with our friends with MS.
Here’s the link:
Talking with Bryant and Stratton Students by Positive Vibes Living with MS
Thanks Adam, Ed and Ava for doing these podcasts together!
Educational Sessions
This Friday, June 5th 11:00 – 12:00pm: Rick Talbert is hosting an educational presentation on his Yardstick of Life Theory.
Wednesday, July 1st 9:00-10:00am: Joy Cochran, DPT, will review her demo of “how to fall” safely and effectively. We all fall, so let’s practice how to do it well!
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 Dr Kate, Joan, Traci, Ricky or Dan know.
Day of Endurance Training
Event is Saturday, August 29,2026 – Training is now
What: Do what you can
- Consistent Daily Exercise
- One long day per week – increase each week – no more than 10% per week
- Buddy up and exercise together
- Enjoy the journey 😊
Friday Morning Bike Rides
Looking at the weather for this Friday, it looks like the temperature will be great but there’s a chance of rain. Check your e-mail or Facebook early Friday morning to see if we will be riding our not. We will not be riding if it is raining.
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 7:00am 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.
Shoe Donations
Do you have any shoes you can donate? Becky Thomas is collecting old or new shoes supporting Soles for Jesus. These shoes will be distributed to people in need of shoes in Africa. Becky dropped off a box for us to drop them in. Please bring in shoes if you have any extras.
Coughs, colds, flus, etc. – Let’s not share
There are a lot of bugs going around. If you are experiencing any symptoms, please stay home and recover from them instead of sharing with the rest of us at the gym. We look forward to you getting over it and having you back quickly.
Research Needs us!
Marquette University, UW Milwaukee, University of Illinois, and Carroll University have research opportunities they would like us to engage in. We have flyers and more information about these opportunities at the gym. Please engage in these opportunities if you qualify. You could make improvements yourself and you could be helping so many other people with MS as they face their challenges. We really need to get this MS thing figured out and you can help by engaging in these research opportunities.
Here’s a research opportunity that Marquette University is doing for all of living with MS. I would highly encourage you to engage in this if you qualify.
Health and Wellness Massage Opportunity – Carroll University
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 694 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!
Metals for MS
Thank you to all who brought in aluminum cans, gutters, copper, brass, etc. Please keep bringing them in…you are helping us. Our total up to $2,300.79 so far. That’s really good…thank you!
Parking
If you are able-bodied and willing to park across the street in the Acuity Foam lot so people with mobility challenges can park in our lot, please do so. We want to make it easy for people with mobility challenges to park and get into our building safely. Thank you for doing that!
Gym Open and Close Procedure
If you’re the first to come or the last to leave the gym, please use this procedure for opening and shutting down.
Thai Massage with Ricky and Nyani
Ricky will be here on Wednesdays doing Thai Massage.
Nyani will be here on Fridays doing Thai Massage
Our goal is to serve as many people who come to the gym consistently as we can with these Thai Massage services. Going forward we will be doing a rotational schedule to accommodate as many people as we can who need and want a massage.
There are some guidelines written up at the gym. Please respect the guidelines so we can serve as many people as we can. Please sign up according to the guidelines.
Here’s a link to the guidelines: Thai Massage at MS-Just Keep Moving
Reiki on Fridays
Reiki is available at the gym, for FREE on Fridays with Linda C, 9:30am until noon. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. Sign up for a session on the white board.
Reiki (ray-kee) relaxes the body so that healing can occur! The “magic” of Reiki has helped some of our members with pain, insomnia, constipation, and so much more! Try it the next time you are at the gym!
Here’s a Link to information about Reiki: Reiki at MS-Just Keep Moving
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 and take action.
Let’s keep moving, smiling, and loving 😊 It helps in many ways!
In God We Trust…we are in good hands.
Dan
Our Website: http://msjustkeepmoving.org/
Phone: (262) 232-8552
P.S. I had some more fun with the camera in our backyard again this week. I guess that goes along with the Acres of Diamonds story I mentioned earlier in this e-mail. Here’s the sunset we had last night.
This turkey was sure happy in our yard
Aren’t they beautiful birds when you get a close look at them?
I was at Lapham Peak and saw this cardinal. They’re beautiful birds too.
This Red Bellied Woodpecker was a busy little guy
If you go into the butterfly garden at Lapham Peak, you will see some colorful flowers blooming
I’m always amazed at the colors and details in a flower
If you ever see a Great Blue Heron focused on something like this one was…
It’s probably ready to grab some lunch. It amazes me how they grab fairly good-sized fish and swallow them whole and alive in just a few seconds. They don’t filet them, add seasoning, cook them or anything.
Mmmm…that was good! 😊
For those who cannot get out and enjoy nature due your challenges with MS…my heart is with you. You are with me every time I am out there. I enjoy being able to share 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.
