Relapse is still ongoing. Been on steroids for 3 weeks now and still not back to normal. Was hoping to be a lot closer to 100% by now. The first week on the steroids it seemed to improve slightly, but since then it has stayed pretty much the same. It’s quite possible now that it will not get any better, could well be stuck with a partly numb hand from now on! I’m a bit frustrated as I thought the steroids would sort it out, never mind though these things happen. I will make an appointment to go see my Neurologist this week, see if there is anything else we can try.
Apart from that I am not doing too bad, usual aches and pains but nothing I’m not used to. Spasticity has been quite strong last 2 or 3 nights, which means my legs are aching more the next morning. I get that now and again though so nothing new to me. Thinking of trying some acupuncture, not sure if I think it will do any good or not, but anything is worth a try.
The weather is starting to cool down over here now, yes I know it’s nowhere near as bad as the UK but we do notice it here. Joints ache a little bit more, but again this is nothing new.
I fed the cat colony near mine yesterday, there are between 10 and 15 cats there when I feed them now! I am still only going every 2 or 3 days so they don’t get totally reliant on me. Some people think that you shouldn’t feed feral cats, but I am just too soft to see them go totally hungry. I know I can’t help all the cats out there, but if I can make a few cats lives a bit easier then that makes me feel better.
Not long till Xmas now. Got mother and step dad coming over to spend it with us so that will be good. We are going out for Xmas dinner this year, first time for a several years that we haven’t had it at home. We do have a Turkey in the freezer, so it’s quite possible we will do a Xmas dinner on New years day if not before. We both love Turkey anyway so I doubt it will be in the freezer very long!
Well I think that I’ve done enough waffling for this blog, so will finish for now. I think I might talk about family in my next blog, so watch out family!
Rob
Relapse is still ongoing but apart from that not feeling too bad today. My hand seems to be worse late afternoon into the evening, feels better in the morning. Not a huge difference, but enough for me to notice. I have been checking out some MS websites and found that relapses can last longer than I expected. They don’t always clear up quickly even with steroid treatment, so guess I will just have to keep my fingers crossed a bit longer that mine clears up more!
I thought I would get away from the MS for a bit and talk about family. You don’t really have to be afraid, not going to spill loads of secrets really!
I was born in Yorkshire and I come from a large family. Being a northerner means family is very important to me, some southerners don’t understand how much family means to us northerners and I don’t say that with any disrespect to them.
My granddad (Mothers dad) was very important to me when I was growing up, I know I was a bit of a favourite for him. He passed away when I was in my late teens and I still miss him today.
My Gran (Dad’s mum) was the centre piece of the family. Everything I remember about the family when she was still alive totally revolved around her. She was the glue that kept the family together and unfortunately the family has drifted apart a bit since we lost her. It was a huge loss to everybody in the family when she passed away and she will definitely never be forgotten.
Mum and Dad split up when I was 16 and that was a very hard time for me to come to terms with. I did get over it and I love both my parents loads. I am very grateful for the way they brought me up, they instilled respect for my elders and an appreciation of the more simple things in life. I like to think that it has made me a better person and I hope they are proud of the way I am.
I have 4 sisters, all younger than me. The eldest is only a few years younger me so we grew up just like brothers and sisters normally do, fighting each other all the time! We have grown closer as we became adults and don’t fight anymore lol. She has 2 kids, my nephew who is in his 20’s now and very special to me as he was the first. And the first of my nieces who I love to bits as well. The next oldest was a bit of a toyboy growing up, so not having a brother I tried to encourage that to make her my substitute brother! She did grow out of it eventually, and has my 2nd niece who I love to bits too.
Next we have my baby sisters, even though they are grown adults as well. One of them is single and the other has my 2nd nephew who I also love to bits. I love all my sisters and hope that they all know they have a big brother who really cares for them, and is always available if they need me.
I will carry on talking about the rest of my family in the next blog. I am not including any names as I don’t thing I should! I could have gone on a lot more about each member of my family, but that would have meant pages and pages of me waffling!
Till next time, hope I don’t bore you too much
Relapse is still ongoing, some days seem to be better than others. It’s a bit better today, still quite numb but a fair bit of feeling in my hand. Hope it gets better soon as I am getting a bit fed up with it now. Apart from that I am not feeling too bad today. Legs were aching quite a bit first thing, but once I was up and moving about they calmed down.
Winter has arrived in Cyprus. Temperature has dropped quite a bit for over here the last 3 or 4 days, down to 7c which is cold for here. It was very stormy here yesterday, rained nearly all day and night and was very windy. Cold and cloudy this morning even though the sun did try to get out for a few minutes here and there. Even had some sleet here this afternoon, very rare for this pat of the island!
Have left my blog for a few days just in case anybody didn’t want me to mention their name, not had anybody say anything so will carry on about my family. It won’t be in any order, just who comes to mind as I type.
I have to start with John and Beryl though, they are my 2nd mum and dad. They have been a huge part of my life for as long I can remember. I even lived with them when I was in my late teens, I have tons of happy memories of that time. I love them to bits.
Michelle is their oldest daughter, only a year younger than me. She is mentally handicapped and has had and still having a lot of health problems. Despite that she still always greets me with a huge smile and wants a cuddle, and she knows I love her loads. Mandy is their next daughter, I had a huge crush on her when we were younger which developed into a brother sister love as we grew up. John is my brother, we spent a lot of time together as kids and I have thought of him as my brother for as long as I can remember. Jane is the youngest, I have loved her to bits since I first saw her as a baby and she fell asleep on me as soon as I held her. Unfortunately we had a bit of a falling out over her ex boyfriend, but I still love her to bits. I love all the girls as sisters, and John as a true brother.
John and Christine are the other aunt and uncle that were around a lot as I was growing up. They have 9 children, even though I never really knew their eldest. I remember a lot of happy times with the rest of their children and try to keep in touch with most of them still. I will name them but they will probably not be in the right order! Steven, Darren, Linda, Jenny, John-Andrew, Ann-Marie, Kelly, Lizzy and Michael.
Ian and Jan live down in Torquay, so didn’t spend a great deal of time with them growing up. They have 2 children, David and Rachel. Aunt Janet lives in Suffolk, so again we didn’t spend much time with her. She has 3 children, Beverley, Phil and Harry. I have 6 cousins who live in Scotland, and I try to keep in touch with most of them via facebook. My uncle Paul (who sadly passed away last year) and aunt Nicky have 2 children, Adam and Emilie.
I love being part of such a large extended family and try to follow how they are all doing as much as I can. Facebook is great for doing that.
I do have other cousins but have no contact with them, 6 from one uncle and 1 from another.
I think that this is a long enough blog for today, I will talk about friends who are more like family and other friends in my next blog.
My Life and My MS 