Since relocating back to my beloved hometown and being surrounded my a majority of our loved ones (and while our lives got exponentially busier), I got away from blogging. I also went from a stay at home mom to a working mom.
However, after all this time, I didn't lose my desire to write. I just lost my free time by entering the work force and getting busier with life, parenting, Cub Scouts, etc.
I'm still here. Still waiting for SOMEDAY to come.
Still trying to balance housework, family and health. (Although, since moving here, I finally figured out how to make MYSELF a priority on the totem pole. It took me six years before I took time to exercise. I love attending a weekly yoga class.)
Something in my life that truly DOES fall under the 'GONE, but not forgotten' category is my ability to use my right arm in a functional manner. I go in for botox injections on a regular basis now so that the neurologist can tone down spasticity due to MS. Without it brought intense pain where my right shoulder dropped and it physically hurt to breathe.
For a month or so, I've been unable to physically lift my right arm into the air as if I have a question, or to raise it from the two o'clock position to the twelve o'clock position. It just won't go. Sadly, I am unable to retrieve dishes of food from my over-the-stove microwave, reach my garage door opener from my car visor, or accomplish basic yoga moves. It takes two hands to put on mascara (as I have to use my left hand to raise my right elbow above shoulder high). Sometimes, I even need two hands to brush my teeth.
I'm getting quite good at using my left hand to get jobs done or to assist my right in it's mission(s).
I continue to wait for my arm function to come back while I WAIT FOR A CURE for MS.
