back to blogging...why I took two months off

I haven't blogged in over two months, simply because I've been listening to my body, which was yelling at me to "SLOW DOWN!"  

In order to keep my symptoms at bay, I have to get plenty of rest, stay free of illness and keep my stress to a minimum.  Well, I was doing fine with staying healthy and getting plenty of rest, but the stress factor was another story.  I was stressed about the release of my memoir, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer (she's going to be fine) and my husband was part of a big lay off at work.  

I had far too much on my mind causing severe pain in my muscles (particularly my left shoulder).   Having Steve and the girls rub my back, along with using my Thera Cane and stretching was not helping.  I've got a really high pain tolerance, but eventually I couldn't take it any longer and had to go to Urgent Care.  Ugh, I was NOT happy about that, especially when they decided to run an EKG!  Of course all was well, because it was indeed my DRD symptoms telling me to slow down!!  So, I temporarily stopped blogging, took more time out of the day to rest, as well as stretch those cranky muscles.  

Often times, things happen that we cannot control, but how we choose to deal with them is entirely our own decision. And we have to listen to our bodies!! I'm pleased to say that the knots in my back are gone, Steve is expected to receive a job offer in the near future and my mom is nearly done with Chemo!  

As always, thank you for all your support and love!  ​