It amazes me that it is not “politically correct” to say those words because you might offend someone. I bet all those people are not offended about getting a paid day off from their employer every year.
Catching up on a few things. I had my MRI and met with my MS doctor last month. The MRI showed no new lesions and the option was on the table to either continue taking my medication, or to stop taking it all together. Going in I was thinking that I wanted to stop taking the medication, but I guess I chickened out. What if I stopped and then things got worse? Is it the medication that is working so well, or just the fact that things aren’t going to get any worse for me? I hate the injections, but I hear that in the next few years there will be an oral medication that I will be able to take. I might as well just keep on doing what I’m doing.
I still haven’t decided what my next marathon will be. Jason and I still want to hook up and do one together, but he was diagnosed with an inflamed IT band. So his running has been curtailed a bit. If we don’t run together, I may do The Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. I’ll have to see how my training goes as well.
My daughter Kari announced yesterday that she is pregnant! Yikes. I’m happy for her and her husband, but then again I don’t want them to struggle financially. They are both still paying off their college loans, and most of us all know that having a baby ain’t cheap. Heck, having a dog isn’t cheap, and they have 2 of those. Speaking of which, my dog Miles has been a big drain financially. He got his side ripped open awhile back (about a 12″ gash) and had to go to the hospital. He ended up getting stitches and staples, but after a few days it got so infected that they had to remove the stitches and staples, and leave the wound open for a few days. So then he got stitched back up and everything seems fine. But then he got some eye infection, then he got another parasite. It’s always something with that boy.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 4 marathons in 2 years and 12 half marathons.