5/7

Courtney and I were in W Palm Beach from Wednesday noon until Sunday morning. A much needed escape, we had a great time. Courtney had weird sinus issues at the beginning of the week. It really sucked, mainly for her of course. But it made her think that she was talking real loud. She was "whispering", well, talking normally. So that was nice. The beach was incredible, made, primarily of finely ground seashells, not sand. Crystal clear water. I mean you could see your feet when in up to your knees. No man-o-wars so that was good. Lots of money in Palm Beach. Benzs, Royles, Bentleys. And me and Court walking 30+ minutes, across a bridge, down Royal Palm Blvd, in flip-flops, me with an opened shirt, shades, rainbow unbrella, and fly hat and Court with beach bag, sarong, shades, and fly hat. We had some nice dinners, some good drinks, met some nice people. It was a good time.

We were back in the burgh Sunday around noon. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching Basil and dropping/picking us up from the airport.

Now it was my turn to have screwed up sinuses. I blew my nose and sneezed constantly from Sunday afternoon until Monday evening. My coworkers made me leave work early on Monday cause they thought I had "the swine" as they called it. Never had allergies like this before. Felt like there were cactus needles in my nose. I've been getting better each day and am now pretty much back to normal.

I did my shot Sunday evening. Shot was given at 12:00 position in left thigh. I hydrated pretty well on Sunday and my shot went well.

I have been noticing minor flareups. I think I have been for a month or so but was trying to ignore them. They are very small but they are there every once in a while. It's like I can tell 'there was a signal crossing.' I'm not too worried about it. My medicine was to help prevent progression of my disease not to repair what's been done. However, I think they are getting close to a pill that also rebuilds the nerve tissue.

So it's 5/7. I am being realistic here. I don't think I'm going to be ready for the MS 150 to Erie. It's the weekend of 6/6. I'm still into biking and doing a ride; I just want to be properly prepared. Maybe I'll be ready for the NC ride. If I'm not I'll be disappointed.

GO PENS