Three close calls recently. Once I was getting up from the sofa when my leg/knee gave out, almost tumbled to the floor. A couple of days ago I was about three steps up from the bottom of the stairs when my toes dragged and I started to pitch forward. My arm is still a bit sore from catching myself; thank God I was holding tightly to the railing, not just touching it for balance. Another time, just turned too quickly and bounced off the furniture.

When I fall, it will probably be on a "good" day. On the not-so-good days, I'm acutely aware of weak limbs and shoddy balance. I go extra slowly and carefully, and I pay really close attention. One. Step. At. A. Time.

On the "good" days (relatively speaking, of course) I'm a little more careless. MS isn't right in my face, I get distracted, and first thing you know I'm going a little too fast, not parking my cane and feet down securely before I take a step, just not paying attention.

Some "good" day I'll be hurrying or daydreaming or whatever, and **FWAP**. Just hope "fwap" isn't accompanied by "crunch" or "snap".