Hello Ann!
In a message to Leslie Parker  Ann Cook wrote:
AC> LP>Thefirst sign of PPS I noticed was frequent and enduring fatigue
AC> I am on Disability also. I'm just glad that SS finally reconized
AC> that PPS was a Disability.....
Mine wasn't really diagnosed as PPS, but when I tested at 30%
respiratory capacity for my size, I guess they had a hard time
saying "No." It's surprising how many physicians, PTs, etc. Still
don't regard PPS as a valid condition.
AC> LP>The second symptom I noticed was a weakening in my right knee. I
AC> LP>haven't had to start wearing braces again, but I don't dare take
AC> LP>its support for granted. When walking, I have to think about it
AC> LP>and exert myself to keep from going down.
AC> I know that feeling well. It is a mental stain to get the muscles to
AC> work. I have found that if I am walking...if I stop for a moment or two
AC> the muscles do relax and then I can go on for a little longer. They
AC> seemed to tense up from the strain as I walk....
I've too often envied people who don't have to think about what
they're doing, but I think it's made me more flexible in the way
I think about things; you know, how do I do this most efficiently
or safely, or do I do it at all?
AC> It seems to me that my mind is working overtime now that my body doesn't
AC> co-operate as well as it useto.
Sometimes I think it operates too much for its own good.
AC> That it is and has always been....we just have to work at it a little
AC> harder.....
Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you work, you
could/should work a little harder yet? Waxing philosophical, I'm
often surprised at how many people diminish their capabilities.
All my life I've heard how people admire me for my strength when
I just thought I was doing what was necessary.
AC> I am a writer too...What do you write??? I haven't written in a while
AC> now. I lost my husband and now I have remarried so my life has made a
AC> lot of changes and I can't seem to get into the right Mind frame to
AC> write...Expecially re-writes...Yuck....
A novel, short stories, and too much poetry. I've written very
little since I got sick a couple of years ago. I started another
novel, but somehow I no longer have much desire to communicate,
and that was the basis of my writing. As for re-writing, that's
probably my strong point. If nobody in the echo objects too much
to Political Incorrectness, maybe I'll post a poem of mine called
Cripple? It's not my best, but it's honest, or at least honest to
my experience.
AC> I am a sun worshipper too..But I love the rain...just not as much as
AC> Oregon gets..HAHAHA.
Who does? Actually, we haven't had a great deal to complain about
for quite a few years. In fact, every year in recent history they
talk about drought and how far behind normal rainfall we are. I
think they established the Flood as a normal year, and this
winter we've returned to normal. When I heard some hammering last
week, I looked around the neighborhood and saw a guy with a
hammer and a lot of animals in his yard working on a big boat.
AC> The rain drumming on your head probably doesn't dim
AC> the wits, but causes you to stay in and get "Cabin Fever" Sound about
AC> right?????  {:)
Well, this isn't really cabin fever; I lived in Juneau, Alaska
for a while. Now THAT was cabin fever. I swore to myself if I
ever moved again, it would be SOUTH!
AC> Good to hear from you and don't stay away so long next
AC> time.....Hope you have a wonderful day today and a better one
AC> tomorrow...Talk to you soon....See ya...
You, too,
Les
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