Summer temperatures really do me in... I don't want to go outside in the heat because it drains my energy and then all I want to do is lay down.  I find it weird though because I was fine with heat and sun while my husband and I were on our honeymoon. 

 

My previous MS doctor has always told me the further south I go, the better I would feel, and that Australia would be my best option.  I always laughed, but the more I think about it, the more I see that he is right. I am not saying I want to move to Australia, but documentation proves that the closer to the equator people are, the less the risk is for developing multiple sclerosis.  Hmm.

 

I used to love laying in the sun daily and I always had energy to want to do things.  Nowadays, I'm lucky if I wake up not feeling tired and I don't want to go outside until night time to avoid the heat.  I am only 26, but sometimes I feel like I'm 90.  I guess this is where "young at heart" plays its role.

 

My balance is all messed up once again, my vision seems to have changed in my right eye to the point where I have to make an appointment with my eye doctor and see about changing my  prescription.  My memory still bothers me.  I can't remember things unless I write them down and can see them.  My psychologist told me that I need to visually see something in order to remember it so thankfully (knock on wood) my left eye's optical nerve has not been affected. 

 

Newho, I am working on forming a support group for the Scranton, PA area so that no one has to feel like I did when I was first diagnosed: Lost.  I want to be able to talk with people about MS and build new friendships to help anyone I can out. 

 

Here's to making a difference =)