Can hardly believe it's been so long since I've posted.... oh wait, I can. The Cody's now 14 months and getting more active and sleeping less during the day!
I started going to physical therapy (PT) a bit ago (2 months?!) and have gotten myself worked about up to the same physical level I was at before Cody came. I of course chat with the therapists at the clinic most of the time I'm there and have really enjoyed picking their brains on the how, what, and whys of what I experience with the MS. Monday was especially 'productive' and I learned something I hadn't heard before - with a person on bed rest, it takes only 4 days for the body to start losing muscle mass and atrophying. Then, the real kicker, it takes 8 weeks to gain back what is lost if all you do is daily 'household' activities. Of course the numbers are a little different for someone who is still active but moves to a wheelchair, like I have done most of the time to work with the baby, but it still shows how quickly we 'lose it' when we stop using it. I haven't found quite the exact paper my therapist was telling me about, but this one is close.
http://users.hal-pc.org/~ghill/1966.html
The paper really shows the importance of trying to keep ourselves as active and fit as long as we can.
On a side note, I got a new camera for Christmas and will do my best to try and get more photos on my page.
Glad you are blogging again! And that you are getting your "self" back again!
ReplyDeleteMe too Terr, and glad to see YOU are blogging more too. Thanks, I got a long way to go, but I'm feeling like I'm in the right tunnel and can see a glimmer of light at the end.
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