I worked with Sue on Monday. My legs were extremely stiff and it was evident as I laid on the table. As Sue worked on me, after some difficulty, she told me that I just have to relax. I thought of Aaron Rogers in the beginning of the 2014 season and smiled. After she told me this, I consciously tried to relax and after a while, my legs FINALLY began to relax a little bit and that felt good. I think it’s unfortunate that this relaxed feeling doesn’t stay with me or my legs. My body reacts to the slightest weather change and I look at this reaction as the price of having MS for almost 15 years… That STINKS! but it could always be worse.
With my legs FINALLY relaxing, I began to have a good showing with my PNFs. As Sue would change the stretch, she would tell me to push and when I did, she would say, “Awesome!” I would hold my push until she told me to relax. She continued telling me to push and then to relax. It made me feel good hearing her tell me that my pushes were, “Awesome!” It’s nice that EVERYONE encourages me. At Barwis, they ALL believe in me and that I AM going to walk. No one can tell me when that day is, but they are confident that that day will come.
After PNFs, I was tired. Sue had me sit on the edge of the table and she stretched out my back. She has me lean over as she is holds me up with her hip. She has me lean way far over so it’s like I melt. My arms hang limp and she rubs her hand down my spine and I melt even further. We did this three times and I was SPENT! As I drove home, my whole body felt relaxed and that felt awesome. If only that feeling could stay all the time!