Yeah, I'd like to do little whimsical things like go outside without my cane, and just walk across the yard as though it were a normal thing to do.

The other day it hit me like a piano falling out of a building that I can't carry babies any more. I don't mean HAVE a baby...I mean I would dare try to lug a baby around. Holding a baby in one arm wouldn't be safe, and holding her with two arms would leave no arm left for a cane. I would have to sit down and let someone hand me the baby. WAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Sally, I hope you're feeling a little bit better.

You know we all love you, and we totally understand your need to whine. It can be really therapeutic, especially when done here among friends and fellow MS'ers.

When I take the time to notice other people around me walking and hurrying and not even thinking about taking their next step, I sometimes get the urge to sit down and cry right in the middle of all of them.

I miss the things this disease has taken away from me or made so much harder for me to do!

I feel fortunate that I was eventually able to get disability and Medicare, so that I don't have to worry about working at a job because that's just not part of my life anymore.

I can read, knit, talk and laugh with DH, play with and care for Montana, and visit with you guys here, then go spend an hour on Facebook.

I've got six small gardens in the back yard, and things growing in pots on the deck. I go out in shifts every day to weed and water and putter, then come back inside to cool down.

Sometimes it's the little things in life that keep up your spirits and make you smile, and make you really want to keep going no matter how hard it gets.

If this were a petition I'd sign right up!!!!!!!!

You are not alone not by a long shot!!!

Kickie, we need to do lunch.

Forget fireman. I am humble enough to settle for cute and burly.

You guys are GREAT!!! You've cheered me up and you didn't even know it!! Of course I fell asleep half-way through the thread, then had to wait until my eyes "de-blurred" to finish. Right there with ya Sally. A couple years ago when I ended up on the floor, it was even an adventure having the two guys mowing the lawn come in a hoist me up!!!!

Living on a hill overlooking part of the town, I sit in my 'chair' looking out the window wondering where the people in all the cars are going. Oh, to have our pre-MS lives back again. Now it's sitting on the toilet, bursting into tears because my stupid legs won't go in the pant-leg. It's really true, we don't know what we have until it's gone. I want it back -- with or without Johnny Depp!!!

Has anyone else had those feelings that it gets harder and harder to be thankful for the small things and if anyone else says "It could be worse" again.......ewwwwww........I'm gonna smack em!!?? Enough of this carpy disease already!!!!!

AMN, It's been years of the MS stuff on boards, I can admit (now) I stand in awe of your intelligence (it shines through) and straight forwardness, admired you peep cooking skills, your traveling skills, your technical skills. When you move to Carolina, Who Moi is in SC, Bets in DC, me in Maryland, we do small GTGS, we'll make you come. Maybe Moose will come from VA.!! Lunch!! Dinner ands Drinks!!! Where are you B2U??

We had a guy that came to pick up disabled riding mower,he was to to die for!! Would give Johnny a run for his money. Guy was a pool boy in Hawaii!! (swoon). We were friends, DH kiddingly accused me of breaking mower on purpose, but he's moved on now. Sigh. Oh, those were the days.

Holy, cow, Kickie! Snapottavit!
Now there is no way I'm gonna do lunch with you! How can I ever live up to all that hooey?

At first I thought you were telling me to snap out of my Steve memories. And he rode a bike seriously, great legs (he always was in shorts during the summer) but not too big. Just right. And his eyes............... The new John Deere mower guy, not cute at all. Hmmm, mower seems to run better, longer now. Just doesn't need servicing as much.