I had a ton of stuff to do today. I wasn't sure I could get it all done. When you have MS you learn real quickly to make lists, that way you can keep track of what you need to get done. I have already had several days of slow thinking and forgetfulness, so my lists help. The only bad side to this method is it seems like the lists get longer and longer, and it shows me how much I am not getting done. The things I did today were all important stuff, like faxing assistance forms to the company that is providing my Betaseron medication and visiting Family and Social Services to turn in some more forms. (I still am not done with all the forms they need, but a little closer). I also went to the hospital to take care of some business there. Then to the post office to change my address.
I am so glad Dad is well enough now to haul me around. My leg is still heavy, and my arm/hand are still numb and tingling, so I still can't drive myself. The air conditioning is "some-timey" in Dad's car and wasn't working well so the heat started to get to me and for awhile today I noticed my vision was starting to blur real bad again. I sure will be glad when this current phase of the disease goes away.
I sure do miss my job, as I really enjoyed delivering newspapers. I miss being out at night, and I miss the other carriers who were my friends. I was hoping that I would get more relief out of the medicine quickly so maybe I could get back to it, or at least sub a route once in awhile, but I was a little more optimistic I guess than I should have been.
I did a little cleaning at my new house this evening, and I am paying for it now as I am having pains all over, in particular a real intense pain right now in my spine. Going to take yet more pills and call it a night.
