| kathi96
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Hi Everyone!
I did the MS walk last weekend and it always leaves me feeling so grateful to be able to get up and walk.....we take so much for granted when we are healthy.....I need to remind myself of that when I don't want to get up and exercise!
There is my mom who can no longer walk, there was the 15 year old girl who could only walk with assistance, the lady in the scooter just buzzing by us so happily, many people doing the walk using their canes....determined to do it however difficult.
Everyone should do a fundraiser like this, it's so eye opening and rewarding....this was my 3rd year and I love it. |
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:13 pm |
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| Love2paint4you
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Good for you, Kathi! I get that same feeling when I work at the homeless shelter every month.
We know first hand what you're saying too, as my ten year old badly broke her foot on Thursday and she can't walk at all. She's in pain and misses being active, I'm seeing how much she helped around the house!
We do take our mobility for granted, that's for sure. |
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:39 pm |
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| tinitime
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| You're so right! Sometimes we have to stop and really have a good look at our surroundings. Take for example what happened at VT yesterday. You have to be grateful and feel blessed everyday. |
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:33 pm |
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| Peony
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There is a television ad I love, maybe you've seen it. It may be just Canadian. It shows a middle-aged guy in street clothes with a slight paunch, running through a city. After a while he stops and rests, then turns around and runs back toward the camera. Words on the screen say, What would you do while you still could? It is an ad for ALS research.
One of the reasons I love this ad is that I had the idea first 8) My dad has been a quadraplegic since he was 45 and I often think of him when I run. I don't ever want to be disabled, but if it happens I want to know that I didn't take for granted a fully functioning body while I had it.
Found it on Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QfN4tZI0RDg |
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:31 pm |
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| kathi96
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Peony.....wow that is quite an ad! My grandmother had ALS, although I was too young to remember I have heard stories about how awful it was. You are a prisoner in your own body. Thanks for sharing!
I guess when we have loved ones in our life that are disabled one of the benefits to us is that we can learn from it to be grateful for our health!! |
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:01 pm |
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