Sweet Relief...

These past few weeks have been a lot for me. I'll try to start somewhere, it might be a long entry. And that's why you blog regularly Mel.. (right)

I've started a diet, or a "lifestyle change" as it was suggested to me to refer to it. I'm in the process of reading a book called "The Wahls Protocol". It's fascinating to me because it compounds a lot of things I knew about food, with a lot of things I didn't. Dr. Wahls is a medical doctor that was diagnosed with progressive MS and was to the point where she was in a tilt-recline wheelchair. She started using her diet and exercise to treat herself, and is now fully functional again. As GBS is also a auto-immune disease that attacks the nervous system, I thought to myself, "what better way to recover and prevent relapse than something I ultimately have control over?". The diet focuses on nutrient dense foods (lots of veggies and fruit), healthy fats, and nutrient dense organ meat and bone broth. There's a lot more to it than that (like no gluten and dairy) but I'm making slow changes so that it feels more sustainable. Here's a link to her Ted Talk if anyone is interested.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjgBLwH3Wc

The Pandamonium was so much fun for me. I know we didn't make the mark, but the energy of everyone that participated really made my heart feel full. I don't know if that is a great way of describing it, but it's the only words that came to mind. I felt fulfilled on the inside, if not satisfied by my level of engagement. The woman that was representing the Children's Ability Fund is actually the mother of one of my therapists from the Glenrose. It was nice to get the chance to interact with all the people from the charities.

I had my midterm today for one of the courses that I'm enrolled in 'Introduction to Business Management'. I've been stressed about it for a couple of weeks now, and it's nice that it's over. I have no idea what my mark is going to be. I usually do pretty well on multiple choice, but the long answer questions were tough. I'll just have to be patient I suppose. Another one of my many virtues (sarcasm).

I also had a reassessment for my therapy at the Glenrose yesterday. My therapist basically allowed me to say whether or not I still found it beneficial. I had to think about it. The Glenrose is far from convenient for me, but I do still think I'm getting a major benefit from my therapy. So for the next two weeks I'm free, and then I'm back to actually more times a week because we're trying to work on my endurance a little bit. Yesterday was interesting as well because I had an OT student with me for my assessment, and he shared that he also had GBS in the past and is now fully recovered. I thought it was kind of cool that he decided to become an occupational therapist. He's had first hand experience into the rehab and recovery process. That's an insight not everyone has.

Okay. I'm done I think. I'm going to try and relax for the next couple of weeks. We'll see. Thanks for reading :)