Once a week, I grab a chair, a cup of coffee and go set in the sunshine outside for an hour. No phone, no interruptions, limited movement, no other person to engage with. Just " being".
Yoga classes! Yin yoga and restorative classes are offered at the studio I go to. Restorative is awesome - passive poses supported with bolsters, blocks, folded blankets, and are held for longer time of usually 5 min each with focus on breath and mindfulness. One class we even had weighted blankets.
Dr Boster, this is one of the best videos you have ever done. Taking care of one's mental health is so important, and it really struck home with me. Since I had to leave employment 4 years ago I have been largely stuck at home but impending life changing surgery is going to enable me to get out a lot more and so my mental and physical health will improve so much. I have joined a charity that supports men who are in a similar situation as myself. This organisation offers weekly activities that we can participate in. It has been life changing for many of its members.
I clean my house. For me, cleaning is my time to meditate on life, it's great exercise, and my environment feels more peaceful. I also teach Video Art classes. I've found people who love art are open to life experiences in the same way people who attend bible studies are. And if you can't draw and join an art group people will rally around you to help you learn. You may never learn to draw but you may find a fun group activity that morphs into a supportive group of friends. Non talk therapy is a great idea!
As a way to cope with MS one year after my diagnosis, I have done the following ones so far in order to find myself again: 1)I returned to Korean school to continue my language studies that I had stopped, this time online and with a different teacher. This time I feel I can grasp my goals again, no matter how hard it has become because of my absence. 2) I joined a book club that my community hosts and it led me back to reading books again. Somehow some books help me with my mental health through plot and character analysis. 3) I also joined a series of free mindfulness seminars also held by my community that give me good reminders of being in the present. 4) I love taking photos with my cellphone, it has become a good hobby while being outside and in nature.
I already know one thing I'm doing, because it's both social and solitary (i.e. there are people, but my friends & partner generally don't come). There's an open jam night at a local pub where there's a house band, but you can bring an instrument, plug in, and sit in with the band. There's a finite amount of "star time" for people who want to stand up front and do a song, but that's not what I really care about, and not why I'm there. As the house band rotates through those star spots, almost like a live-band karaoke, you can sit in with them for as long as you can keep up. This is therapeutic for a number of reasons. Number one is that I completely lost the ability to play guitar in the relapse that finally resulted in my diagnosis around 2021 (or 2022, memory is no longer my strong suit). I couldn't put on my own pants, or hold a spoon in my left hand, or feel my cat when I pet him. It took a lot of steroids and physiotherapy and time to get that hand back at all, and it's only my monthly jab of Kesimpta that allows me to hang onto it. So doing anything that requires both hands is a victory. The other thing that's of special interest to me as a Canadian, and may be of special interest to you as a neurologist and a RUclipsr, is that a big inspiration in my recovery has been Joni Mitchell, a Canadian folk rock legend on both sides of the border, I think, who has been virtually unseen since she was nearly killed by a brain aneurysm in 2007. That's a long, long time to recover. And then right as I was wondering if I would ever pick up a guitar again, there she was onstage at Newport. She has definitely aged over the last 15 years. But the other thing she has done, virtually from scratch, is sit down for a couple of years watching old videos of herself on RUclips, and teaching herself how to play guitar all over again. She suffered in maybe a couple of seconds or minutes the kind of damage it's taken me maybe 10 years to accrue. And learning about her recovery has taught me a lot about neuroplasticity, and also about hope, in a way that has kept me in the very early stage of this losing battle longer than I thought possible. I'll stay here as long as I can. And another thing I've picked up about music, from my days playing gigs in an assisted-living facility where my aunt lived with early-onset Alzheimer's for a few years, is my layman's theory that music lights up so many different sections of the brain all at once, and relies on so many "redundant circuits" to do the heavy lifting of remembering, that it's one of the last things to leave us, and one of the best ways to pick up the slack of brain areas that aren't working like they should anymore. If your word-finding has taken a hit, as mine has, that's okay. You can't remember the lyrics, or the name of the band who does this song. But you remember the chords from muscle memory, you cling to the lyrics a little more reliably. If your emotional memory of the song is intact, either from its content or from the period of life and the people you first heard it with, you remember the lyrics a little more. If it was done by somebody famous, maybe it's your facial recognition or something else visual that pitches in to help. Parts of the brain that handle rhythm and time, or colors, or faces, or harmony, or high school dances, or the smell of old records, all team up to rebuild something that your verbal center just can't do on its own anymore. It helps the same way that we can sometimes keep our own schedules straight by color-coding our calendars, not because that's a special secret organizational technique, but because some of us may not have had the same losses to the part of the brain that perceives color as to the part that helps us keep our sh*t together. So, anyway, music. That's my non-talk therapy. Because I don't even have to know which parts of my brain are still strong, and which are now weak, to have it serve as a workout for all the strong systems, and a way of teaching the young healthy neurons to help the old sick ones along.
I started attended an adult orchestra to play my oboe which I hadn’t done since high school! It is once a week for a couple hours. No concerts or pressure to be great. Just fun !
I really appreciate this video. I was diagnosed this year and I have been living in fear completely crippled by anxiety and depression but am physically fine, but have a hard time believing it. I am stuck in the last year of hell in my mind and have a hard time looking forward to anything anymore. I would love if you would make more videos of hope for the future 🙏
Hang in there. I had that too after my diagnosis, but once you take small steps towards living life again (instead of survival mode), it will get better. Take care 🙏❤
I was diagnosed 3 years ago after slowly losing vision over a decade (misdiagnosed multiple times) and I'm now legally blind in one eye. I struggled mentally during the first year of my diagnosis too, but it gets better. Start healing by maintaining a healthy diet free of processed foods and sugars, take a multivitamin and 5000IU of D3 with K2 daily, and stay active. It's not a death sentence. Hang in there and stay well.
Hey Dr B, Excellent Topic!!! I do so many of weekly non talk therapies, OSTEOPOROSIS and a bad fall a year ago =brain injury and CONCUSSION Daily walking, catching buses, strength training@Gym, But my favourite is BELLY DANCE CLASS! Its online so nobody sees me but the teacher, and Im happy after 30 mins of shimmying.
Excellent advice Dr. Boster. I sing in my church choir so have rehearsal weekly and Sunday service. I also dance in a Zumba class twice a week. When I am there, I am not thinking about my MS.
Thank you Dr. Boster! Im a retired Occupational Therapist.... our profession got started with this type of therapy😊 Thank you for the O.T. shout out❤ My favorite non talk therapies are wood working, gardening, and bead work😊
I sing in a fabulous chamber choir, rehearsals at least weekly. 3x/wk, I start the day with a 30min aquafit class. They all serve to make my life full and rewarding.
Thank you, I get so deep into the rabbt hola my whole life is work and MS. Find joy in life and it gives you experiences to share with loved ones that isn't MS.😊
I couldn’t agree with you more!! I need to be distracted or my brain starts thinking too much. What if….and then things spiral and I get anxious. Thank you for the reminder and encouragement!
You’re 💯 right, weather permitting I go out on my electric bicycle or my newly acquired Honda mini bike. Can’t manage large bikes anymore but this one does the trick. Taking an hour or two ride down to the local forest and putting around really takes my mind off things. At 68 I feel fortunate I can still get out and enjoy my toys.
I love Tuesday night men’s bible study and going to the gym and working out by weightlifting. It definitely helps me in all ways especially physically, mentally and spiritually. Awesome video!
Another great video Dr. B! Thank you for always being encouraging and looking out for our mental health and well as our physical health. I like to knit and my local yarn store has a Sit and Stitch every Thursday. I met a good friend at this event. And now we meet for breakfast every Thursday before heading over to Sit and Stitch. ❤
I was going to yoga for several months 2X a week and due to unforeseen circumstances I have missed about 2 months. During that time I was feeling better and now not so much. I will be returning this week and I’ll make sure to not schedule doctor or other tasks for that time. Thanks for the kick start I needed it. PS love all your videos 😀
While I was getting my ocavus infusion at the Cleveland clinic they introduced me to art therapy. I carried that with me back home and started painting with acrylics. Pay new ceramic pieces is another great way to physically pass on something I've done
Thank you for this video. Every Wednesday is my non exercise day. I take paratransit to the Cleveland museum of art for three hours to immerse myself .
I love walking around the neighborhood. Looking around at nature. I do it when i feel my best. Sometimes I try and pretend to hunt down “ suspicious 🤨 people “ though I forget by the time i get home- 😂 The winter is rough and I don’t do it, so I relax in the sunroom and use the recumbent bike. Again I do it when i feel my best. Great video Doc. #Sharingiscaring
I ride my old harley out in the country a lot. 68 with PPMS. So far so good. Stopped ocrevus but sometimes feel like im slipping away so maybe i start back up.
My non-talk therapy for years was yoinked by MS and I am having soooo much trouble finding something I am excited about! I need more non conventional ideas like underwater basket weaving to get the ideas flowing because everything seems UGH right now 😂
I used to be fairly active in our local quaker meeting. I stopped attending when the pandemic started. Recently, I've just put on an N-95 and started attending again. I guess this counts because it's a certain time and it's all about being mindful and not talking lol
This is very in-line with "Artist Dates" as recommended in the Artists Way workbook by Julia Cameron. I carve out time to play music. God willing, I'll be able to do this long term, but if this disease takes that opportunity away, I will find something else to do!
My non-talk therapy is knitting. I pick up my needles and zone out of the world around me. And it doesn't exactly involve going out (thought I always take a project with me wherever I go), but it is done at times I don't necessarily control. I don't have a scheduled time to knit, I do it when the opportunity presents itself. Not exactly how you described, but has been working for me...
Love hour video. I was introduced to it by my rehabilitation team in the hospital. Takes a while to find the way suitable to you personally in your day to day life.
yoyo, dr Boster :) right now, my nontalk therapy consists of moving forward in my path towards becoing a social worker for other pediatric patients -- I'm studying lol and, yeah, I've accepted that I'm almost 30 (one more darned week O.O lol) but I also understand that pediatric MS is very stressful on everyone in someone's "group" and isolating since "oh, it's so rare" and I've recently discovered [like within these past 2 months
I take tai chi twice per week. In the style I take it’s a lot of upper body movements with very little leg stress. I use a quad cane to make sure there’s no falls.
Loved that idea. I don't know what I could do on a regular basis, but last months I went to the theatre very often (once a week or more) and i know it works as described, except it wasn't on set days.
Horseback riding has been heavily on my mind for months now but it has gotten super cold here in NY. But I will definitely Stallone the weather is a bit warmer. Thanks Dr. B 😊
Music leessons is good. A small get together for talks on a theme (guided community building discussions) at my church is helpful. Once a week sharing and listening
I am not giving this a "thumbs up" because I like that you can't stand going out. It's a thumbs up to let you know I understand, and because sharing your situation honestly is helpful to others. I rarely leave my home (Dr's appts, time w our kids/Gkids), and almost never feel "well". I have recently been considering chair yoga, since I can do that in my home, and maybe it will help me feel well, if even a little bit. I have had so many days where doing even 1 thing has whopped me for at least 1, but usually more, day. It almost always sets me back from trying something again because I am just SO tired of feeling unwell, weak, and out of control. Perhaps if I can find a chair yoga program for beginners, or even one for beginners -and- folks w MS, I can keep trying it on a regular schedule, like every other day or two. Hopefully, that will build my stamina and keep even small things from setting me back. Best of luck to you on your journey. You are definitely not alone. 😶🌫️
Why must it take place outside the house? I offered to host the class on Graphology and Analysis of Children's Drawings in MY house. Then I share what I learned with the kids, and instruct them to send drawings from the grandkids. One daughter always replies, 'Why don't I just send the grandkids THEMSELVES, they can draw for you live! 🖍️👶😂
I am giving a thumbs up because of your honesty, not because I agree with you. I absolutely understand your comment. I've felt that way for years now, ever since I could no longer work. I do have thoughts and feelings and life experiences that others may not, and sharing them may just touch something in someone, and they'll feel better being able to relate or see that they don't have to only share positive or upbeat thoughts and feelings. Life isn't a movie, pain, loneliness, etc. exist for everyone. All my best to you in your journey. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I seriously want to sign up for underwater basket weaving 🤿🧺 🤭 But might settle for throwing wonky pots and bowls on a potter’s wheel. Terrific reminder to prioritise fun in our lives ❤🔥
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My non talk therepy is riding my motorcycle. 68 with PPMS. Works for me
Once a week, I grab a chair, a cup of coffee and go set in the sunshine outside for an hour. No phone, no interruptions, limited movement, no other person to engage with. Just
" being".
I go out into nature and into the forest and photograph birds. Alone. So I'm in non-talking therapy. And I love it. 🥰🥰
I ride motorcycles at 68 with PPMS. Could not live without it
Yoga classes! Yin yoga and restorative classes are offered at the studio I go to. Restorative is awesome - passive poses supported with bolsters, blocks, folded blankets, and are held for longer time of usually 5 min each with focus on breath and mindfulness. One class we even had weighted blankets.
When we lived in the Sierra, we would go to a small, very beautiful lake to unwind and reconnect with nature. It helped every time.
Dr Boster, this is one of the best videos you have ever done. Taking care of one's mental health is so important, and it really struck home with me. Since I had to leave employment 4 years ago I have been largely stuck at home but impending life changing surgery is going to enable me to get out a lot more and so my mental and physical health will improve so much. I have joined a charity that supports men who are in a similar situation as myself. This organisation offers weekly activities that we can participate in. It has been life changing for many of its members.
I clean my house. For me, cleaning is my time to meditate on life, it's great exercise, and my environment feels more peaceful. I also teach Video Art classes. I've found people who love art are open to life experiences in the same way people who attend bible studies are. And if you can't draw and join an art group people will rally around you to help you learn. You may never learn to draw but you may find a fun group activity that morphs into a supportive group of friends. Non talk therapy is a great idea!
As a way to cope with MS one year after my diagnosis, I have done the following ones so far in order to find myself again:
1)I returned to Korean school to continue my language studies that I had stopped, this time online and with a different teacher. This time I feel I can grasp my goals again, no matter how hard it has become because of my absence.
2) I joined a book club that my community hosts and it led me back to reading books again. Somehow some books help me with my mental health through plot and character analysis.
3) I also joined a series of free mindfulness seminars also held by my community that give me good reminders of being in the present.
4) I love taking photos with my cellphone, it has become a good hobby while being outside and in nature.
I already know one thing I'm doing, because it's both social and solitary (i.e. there are people, but my friends & partner generally don't come). There's an open jam night at a local pub where there's a house band, but you can bring an instrument, plug in, and sit in with the band. There's a finite amount of "star time" for people who want to stand up front and do a song, but that's not what I really care about, and not why I'm there. As the house band rotates through those star spots, almost like a live-band karaoke, you can sit in with them for as long as you can keep up.
This is therapeutic for a number of reasons. Number one is that I completely lost the ability to play guitar in the relapse that finally resulted in my diagnosis around 2021 (or 2022, memory is no longer my strong suit). I couldn't put on my own pants, or hold a spoon in my left hand, or feel my cat when I pet him. It took a lot of steroids and physiotherapy and time to get that hand back at all, and it's only my monthly jab of Kesimpta that allows me to hang onto it. So doing anything that requires both hands is a victory.
The other thing that's of special interest to me as a Canadian, and may be of special interest to you as a neurologist and a RUclipsr, is that a big inspiration in my recovery has been Joni Mitchell, a Canadian folk rock legend on both sides of the border, I think, who has been virtually unseen since she was nearly killed by a brain aneurysm in 2007.
That's a long, long time to recover. And then right as I was wondering if I would ever pick up a guitar again, there she was onstage at Newport. She has definitely aged over the last 15 years. But the other thing she has done, virtually from scratch, is sit down for a couple of years watching old videos of herself on RUclips, and teaching herself how to play guitar all over again.
She suffered in maybe a couple of seconds or minutes the kind of damage it's taken me maybe 10 years to accrue. And learning about her recovery has taught me a lot about neuroplasticity, and also about hope, in a way that has kept me in the very early stage of this losing battle longer than I thought possible.
I'll stay here as long as I can. And another thing I've picked up about music, from my days playing gigs in an assisted-living facility where my aunt lived with early-onset Alzheimer's for a few years, is my layman's theory that music lights up so many different sections of the brain all at once, and relies on so many "redundant circuits" to do the heavy lifting of remembering, that it's one of the last things to leave us, and one of the best ways to pick up the slack of brain areas that aren't working like they should anymore.
If your word-finding has taken a hit, as mine has, that's okay. You can't remember the lyrics, or the name of the band who does this song. But you remember the chords from muscle memory, you cling to the lyrics a little more reliably. If your emotional memory of the song is intact, either from its content or from the period of life and the people you first heard it with, you remember the lyrics a little more. If it was done by somebody famous, maybe it's your facial recognition or something else visual that pitches in to help.
Parts of the brain that handle rhythm and time, or colors, or faces, or harmony, or high school dances, or the smell of old records, all team up to rebuild something that your verbal center just can't do on its own anymore. It helps the same way that we can sometimes keep our own schedules straight by color-coding our calendars, not because that's a special secret organizational technique, but because some of us may not have had the same losses to the part of the brain that perceives color as to the part that helps us keep our sh*t together.
So, anyway, music. That's my non-talk therapy. Because I don't even have to know which parts of my brain are still strong, and which are now weak, to have it serve as a workout for all the strong systems, and a way of teaching the young healthy neurons to help the old sick ones along.
Your post was very inspiring! Thank you so much for this
I go to a community choir. We have a very good leader who breaks the songs into SATB parts, that means Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass.
I started attended an adult orchestra to play my oboe which I hadn’t done since high school! It is once a week for a couple hours. No concerts or pressure to be great. Just fun !
❤ you are the best doctor for m.s patients, viewing your videos are so beneficial and guidance 🙏
I really appreciate this video. I was diagnosed this year and I have been living in fear completely crippled by anxiety and depression but am physically fine, but have a hard time believing it. I am stuck in the last year of hell in my mind and have a hard time looking forward to anything anymore. I would love if you would make more videos of hope for the future 🙏
Hang in there. I had that too after my diagnosis, but once you take small steps towards living life again (instead of survival mode), it will get better. Take care 🙏❤
I was diagnosed 3 years ago after slowly losing vision over a decade (misdiagnosed multiple times) and I'm now legally blind in one eye. I struggled mentally during the first year of my diagnosis too, but it gets better. Start healing by maintaining a healthy diet free of processed foods and sugars, take a multivitamin and 5000IU of D3 with K2 daily, and stay active. It's not a death sentence. Hang in there and stay well.
Hey Dr B, Excellent Topic!!!
I do so many of weekly non talk therapies, OSTEOPOROSIS and a bad fall a year ago =brain injury and CONCUSSION
Daily walking, catching buses, strength training@Gym,
But my favourite is BELLY DANCE CLASS!
Its online so nobody sees me but the teacher, and Im happy after 30 mins of shimmying.
Excellent advice Dr. Boster. I sing in my church choir so have rehearsal weekly and Sunday service. I also dance in a Zumba class twice a week. When I am there, I am not thinking about my MS.
Thank you Dr. Boster! Im a retired Occupational Therapist.... our profession got started with this type of therapy😊 Thank you for the O.T. shout out❤
My favorite non talk therapies are wood working, gardening, and bead work😊
I sing in a fabulous chamber choir, rehearsals at least weekly.
3x/wk, I start the day with a 30min aquafit class. They all serve to make my life full and rewarding.
Thank you, I get so deep into the rabbt hola my whole life is work and MS. Find joy in life and it gives you experiences to share with loved ones that isn't MS.😊
I couldn’t agree with you more!! I need to be distracted or my brain starts thinking too much. What if….and then things spiral and I get anxious.
Thank you for the reminder and encouragement!
You’re 💯 right, weather permitting I go out on my electric bicycle or my newly acquired Honda mini bike. Can’t manage large bikes anymore but this one does the trick. Taking an hour or two ride down to the local forest and putting around really takes my mind off things. At 68 I feel fortunate I can still get out and enjoy my toys.
I love Tuesday night men’s bible study and going to the gym and working out by weightlifting. It definitely helps me in all ways especially physically, mentally and spiritually. Awesome video!
Another great video Dr. B! Thank you for always being encouraging and looking out for our mental health and well as our physical health. I like to knit and my local yarn store has a Sit and Stitch every Thursday. I met a good friend at this event. And now we meet for breakfast every Thursday before heading over to Sit and Stitch. ❤
I was going to yoga for several months 2X a week and due to unforeseen circumstances I have missed about 2 months. During that time I was feeling better and now not so much. I will be returning this week and I’ll make sure to not schedule doctor or other tasks for that time. Thanks for the kick start I needed it. PS love all your videos 😀
While I was getting my ocavus infusion at the Cleveland clinic they introduced me to art therapy. I carried that with me back home and started painting with acrylics. Pay new ceramic pieces is another great way to physically pass on something I've done
Thank you for this video. Every Wednesday is my non exercise day. I take paratransit to the Cleveland museum of art for three hours to immerse myself .
I love walking around the neighborhood. Looking around at nature. I do it when i feel my best.
Sometimes I try and pretend to hunt down “ suspicious 🤨 people “ though I forget by the time i get home- 😂
The winter is rough and I don’t do it, so I relax in the sunroom and use the recumbent bike.
Again I do it when i feel my best.
Great video Doc.
#Sharingiscaring
I ride my old harley out in the country a lot. 68 with PPMS. So far so good. Stopped ocrevus but sometimes feel like im slipping away so maybe i start back up.
My non-talk therapy is learning to play the guitar. I look at my study book and try to get the chords to ring out clearly.
My non-talk therapy for years was yoinked by MS and I am having soooo much trouble finding something I am excited about! I need more non conventional ideas like underwater basket weaving to get the ideas flowing because everything seems UGH right now 😂
I used to be fairly active in our local quaker meeting. I stopped attending when the pandemic started. Recently, I've just put on an N-95 and started attending again. I guess this counts because it's a certain time and it's all about being mindful and not talking lol
This is very in-line with "Artist Dates" as recommended in the Artists Way workbook by Julia Cameron.
I carve out time to play music. God willing, I'll be able to do this long term, but if this disease takes that opportunity away, I will find something else to do!
My non-talk therapy is knitting. I pick up my needles and zone out of the world around me. And it doesn't exactly involve going out (thought I always take a project with me wherever I go), but it is done at times I don't necessarily control. I don't have a scheduled time to knit, I do it when the opportunity presents itself. Not exactly how you described, but has been working for me...
Love hour video. I was introduced to it by my rehabilitation team in the hospital. Takes a while to find the way suitable to you personally in your day to day life.
I play Pokemon with my whole family. Takes the mind off stress. Much appreciated Dr. Boster.
Hi Dr.Boster, I just started a Kumihimo class on Monday at 1:00 pm the hard part is being able to focus through all the chatty voices 😮
Craft day Mondays with my friends🥰
yoyo, dr Boster :) right now, my nontalk therapy consists of moving forward in my path towards becoing a social worker for other pediatric patients -- I'm studying lol
and, yeah, I've accepted that I'm almost 30 (one more darned week O.O lol) but I also understand that pediatric MS is very stressful on everyone in someone's "group" and isolating since "oh, it's so rare"
and I've recently discovered [like within these past 2 months
I take tai chi twice per week. In the style I take it’s a lot of upper body movements with very little leg stress. I use a quad cane to make sure there’s no falls.
Tai chi sounds intriguing. Is there a name for this type of style, that emphasizes the upper body?
Loved that idea. I don't know what I could do on a regular basis, but last months I went to the theatre very often (once a week or more) and i know it works as described, except it wasn't on set days.
Horseback riding has been heavily on my mind for months now but it has gotten super cold here in NY. But I will definitely Stallone the weather is a bit warmer. Thanks Dr. B 😊
I had learned some Russian when I still was in the university and now I have continued learning in a language course once a week
I go to the gym 25-30 minutes 5 days a week. Multipurpose time spent with my Non-Talk Therapy. 😁
What a great idea never thought of it. Thank you❤ thinking of taking something artistic such as painting or glass Fusion
Thank You Doc! I go to a weekly drum circle when I'm physically able to or drum at home. I find it cathartic.
What do you suggest when you don’t leave home except for doctors appointments and rely on family members for rides
Med spa for facial, feels great to me and I get to research new skin products!
I take a water yoga, pilates class at my gym on Saturdays and it is great.
Yes I NEED THIS!! Bc I go weeks without getting out of my home :/
sunday morning church!
I have to find time to do artwork. I love the piano I might just start playing now that I'm back at home for a while
I try to carve out at east an hour to write or make something, using my hands and trying to preserve the function in my fingers.
Music leessons is good. A small get together for talks on a theme (guided community building discussions) at my church is helpful. Once a week sharing and listening
Meditation every night is helpful for me to sleep.
i am teaching myself to paint. it's not outside but in my little small space in my bedroom, does that count?
Im 54, had MS since 27 years so half my life.
Love your videos. Thank you! Any word on pipe 307?
Thanks for the information. Could you tell us about CAR-T-Cell-Therapie and MS?
The old Stoic Marcus Aurelius already said one thing: the happiness of your life depends on the nature of your thoughts
maybe this will save a lot of energy and reenergize as well.
thank you Doc Be well. :)
how do I get u to be my neuro? thinking of doing a ceramics class
I can't stand to leave the house.
I am not giving this a "thumbs up" because I like that you can't stand going out. It's a thumbs up to let you know I understand, and because sharing your situation honestly is helpful to others.
I rarely leave my home (Dr's appts, time w our kids/Gkids), and almost never feel "well". I have recently been considering chair yoga, since I can do that in my home, and maybe it will help me feel well, if even a little bit.
I have had so many days where doing even 1 thing has whopped me for at least 1, but usually more, day. It almost always sets me back from trying something again because I am just SO tired of feeling unwell, weak, and out of control. Perhaps if I can find a chair yoga program for beginners, or even one for beginners -and- folks w MS, I can keep trying it on a regular schedule, like every other day or two. Hopefully, that will build my stamina and keep even small things from setting me back.
Best of luck to you on your journey. You are definitely not alone. 😶🌫️
Dungeons and Dragons! gathering to make up stories is powerful healing!
Why must it take place outside the house? I offered to host the class on Graphology and Analysis of Children's Drawings in MY house. Then I share what I learned with the kids, and instruct them to send drawings from the grandkids. One daughter always replies, 'Why don't I just send the grandkids THEMSELVES, they can draw for you live! 🖍️👶😂
Dr. Boster, I know you mean well, but I have nothing to offer myself or anyone on your channel. “Yikes!”
I am giving a thumbs up because of your honesty, not because I agree with you.
I absolutely understand your comment. I've felt that way for years now, ever since I could no longer work. I do have thoughts and feelings and life experiences that others may not, and sharing them may just touch something in someone, and they'll feel better being able to relate or see that they don't have to only share positive or upbeat thoughts and feelings. Life isn't a movie, pain, loneliness, etc. exist for everyone.
All my best to you in your journey. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Kenpo Karate
More specifically Ed Parker's American Kenpo karate
I seriously want to sign up for underwater basket weaving 🤿🧺 🤭
But might settle for throwing wonky pots and bowls on a potter’s wheel.
Terrific reminder to prioritise fun in our lives ❤🔥