I missed my time at Barwis on Thursday. I just can’t handle the heat nowadays. When Nick saw me when I got to Barwis on Tuesday, he could see that I was tired. I was a bit late to my appointment time so he just helped me onto the table. It was a “just get stretched day. ” I was frustrated with that fact but happy to get stretched out so my legs would stop being so stiff. I’m very grateful to have had Brock tell me that. He knows how hard this work is and him giving me permission to “just get stretched” made me realize that it’s okay. Sometimes my body just needs the rest.
I laid back onto the weddings and Nick methodically stretched my legs out. Elle was on her way out and she sat on the table next to me and we talked more concretely about the MuckFest that was coming on Saturday. My son has done the previous two and was registered for Saturday’s events. Elle’s family was also doing it. We talked about the details and start times for Saturday and as my legs began to relax, I vaguely became concerned about the heat.
I’ve figured out that when my body temperature warms up too much (this occurs most often during the summer months) I only have a few minutes where I can control my arms and legs and have coherent speech. It only takes a couple of minutes for me to melt. The few minutes have become shortened and I’m not sure if it’s more so because of the extreme heat we’ve been experiencing or the fact that I have had MS for 15 years. Either way, it really stinks! I do miss the warmth of the sunshine on my skin and basking in it rather than hiding from it and rushing from an air-conditioned indoors to an air-conditioned car.
Elle left and my time was almost up. I apologized to Nick for talking the whole time and he just shook his head and shrugged a little. I was so grateful that my legs felt so much better and that I would be able to sleep that night. I’ve always liked the Autumn season most, even when I was growing up. Being a teacher, I probably should like summer because of the summer vacation but now I can’t think of summer without thinking of my limitations with having MS.