Week # 3

Well girls this was a bad week for me. I got my long walk in and a few little ones but, I wasn't feeling the best so I took it easy :-(

Week # 2

Hello all,
well 1 week under our belt, and today is the start of week # 2!!
Well today I learned how to FLY!!! thats right I had just started my walk and about half hour into it the rain started that was welcomed great way to cool down well then the thunder started, oh my I turned tail and ran most of the way back home, I may not be able to move tomorrow but I didn't get hit by lightning!!
What an experience this is turning in to.
I guess you can say week 2 has started with a BANG

Here we go Week #1

On Saturday we started to train on the joints in motion schedule( a little different then mine)
We also had to go to PEI to help my friend Millie. Well my first training day was on beautiful Prince Edward Island. I got to walk with Terry which I don't get to do often because of work. That was a treat all in its self!!!! , also to be able to talk to someone other than myself.
May I say I was so very happy to see what strength I have gained !! I could really keep up with those long legs of his( I kept my beaming on the inside) because he is doing a great job also.
Now I am sure the time will fly by!
Holly

Mama needs a new pair of shoes

Oh my stars .... I have worn out my first pair of sneakers already.
I can't believe it, never in my life have I had to replace a pair of shoes in less
than 4 months.
And may I add what a difference when I got the new ones. This experience is all so new to me
I just don't know what to do with myself.Somedays I don't even think it's me thats out there doing all this walking.
I am really starting to believe that you can change your life style if you really want to!!!
now if I could just get it out of my head that hot fudge sundae's are my friend I would be ok.....
love to all

I am almost half way!!!

Good Saturday morning to you all!!!
I am almost half way there I walked 20 km today it started out ok but, man did it get hot I so do not like walking in the heat I don't know for the life of me how people run in it ( you are my hero's is all I can say)
Yes I feel like my legs are going to fall off ,I hope they can keep up with me because we still have a long way to go.
I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Act of kindness

Well my walking is going well I am even surprising myself but, with all this walking comes some aches and pains .... Lets face it this old body is not used to it.
My friend Tom who works in our physio dept at the hospital came to my aid in just minutes, I told him that I have a bit of a click i n my knee and told him what was going on with it . I tell ya with in minutes he had pages of exrecise for me to do to help strenghten it up.
So many people have come forward with such kind words of encouragement and it really helps to keep me going.
This week at work I had a blue ribbon day , it was a great chance to talk with people that I don't usually see. I was very surprised to learn how many people suffer in silence with this disease, people you wouldn't even know that had it.
By being involved with this it has made me more aware of arthritis and more determined to help find a cure!!!
Another act of kindness is the cardmaking for our troops. I want to thank each and everyone of you that is taking part in this heartfelt project.
What an amazing thing our paper crafts have done.

A walk for my soal

On Friday I felt so sad and so mad.I had to do something good.
So I went on a 14km walk, I knew this would give me the chance to do some thinking.

And thinking is what I needed to do. Those of you who know me know that I wear my yellow ribbon almost every where I go , since our son has been in Afghanistan I can say in all honesty there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of our men and women over there. When I get up in the morning I look at our canadian flag smile and say may god bless each and everyone of you today and then I throw in a thankyou guys!!
On Friday when I heard about Angies husband my mind was in a whirl, my heart was pounding and I felt very helpless, all I could think of was how can I help this sweet person.
Some days I am not strong and I want to have them pulled out of there and brought home to where they will be safe but ,I know that isn't what they want . So by the end of the walk I was in a better frame of mind, strong again and ready to support, but my heart was still very heavy for Angie I guess only time will help because I have no answers for these feelings.