My Aunt Carmen (my Mom’s younger sister) drove me to Barwis because something came up so my Mom wasn’t able to drive me. My aunt and I had really good convo on the way to Barwis. I haven’t seen her in a while and my car radio is not working. My Mom ALWAYS calls me, “Carmen” and she calls my Aunt Carmen, “Jennifer.” We look like we’re related but don’t look THAT much alike and we can’t figure out why she does this. My Mom doesn’t even know why she does this.
Nick came out to help me out of the car when we got to Barwis. He pushed me to the blue table and Heather began stretching them out. I was excited to show my aunt my squatting but it turned out that my legs were SO tight, it looked like squats weren’t going to be in the picture. That REALLY bummed me out but I’ve gotten better with accepting that. MS is just MEAN so I shouldn’t be surprised (and I’m not) but it still hurts pretty badly. Nick helped me on to the blue table. He stretched my right leg and Heather stretched my left. Nick told me that he was going to, “Work my hammies.” Given that my legs were SO tight, this stretch probably hurt only slightly less than dealing with the mean-ness of MS. I did some PNFs, curls, and extensions laying on my back and on my stomach. As I laid on my stomach, I could feel the beads of sweat forming on my on my forehead. I was TIRED when I finished.
Nick put me in my car and our (my aunt and I) conversation continued on the way to my house. My aunt sat on the floor by the blue table as I worked. I really didn’t take notice because I was working SO hard. I told my aunt that I was bummed that she didn’t see me squat but she said that she could see my determination and my will. I told her that I was trying. As we pulled into my driveway, she put the car in park and looked at me and said, “No, you’re DOING it!” She took a breath and her eyes got tear-y and told me that I was her hero. I shook my head and touched her arm and urgently told her NOT to cry!
i haven’t DONE it yet, but I WILL continue to TRY. My “hammies” were BURNING! I’ve sat on a fabric ice pack since Monday night!