What do you do for fun?

[HVAC]

When I was kid I loved riding horses. When I got MS I put an ad out that I wanted to ride. A nice lady answered my ad and I ride. I like to camp. I have gone camping at Big Meadows in the Shennadoah valley, on Ocracoke in the outer banks of NC, to Linville Falls in NC Mountains. I went on a hot air balloon ride. I trained one service dog now I am working on my second. I have friends with a mountain house and one at the beach so we have gone to both. I went sailing with my brother on his boat. I swim all the time over an hour a day. I go to concerts. We have free ones in the summer. I go out with my friends every week. I have a writing coach who is into writing to heal. I have books for the blind and listen to those.

Alex

[Corriel]

Thanks Alex! The vision is a lot better these days but I seem to have trouble reading more than a paragraph or two without beuping distracted then forgetting what I just read.

My OT suggested reading out loud and using a piece of paper to block everything but the line I am reading. Seems to me that will make reading less enjoyable but I really miss reading so I need to at least try it out.

If that fails, audio books here I come!

[HVAC]

To Corrie
have you thought about books for the blind and handicapped. It is a free service through the Library of Congress. They send a machine and talking books. They have a large selection. It is free. I live it. They send me twelve books at a time. You can go back if you miss something they are not disks.

Alex

[Corriel]

I am beyond excited about these coloring books so I am going to try to find some!

I used to love to read and my vision loss a couple of years ago stopped me for a few months then I was scared to pick up a book again. Now my concentration is at an all time low so I just can't immerse myself in them like I used to.

This weekend I am going to make a concentrated effort though, pardon the pun. :-)

C.

[shel67]

Alex,  I pray for you...

[4happygnomes]

I color, sticker, glue, paint, glitter, create and make a good old mess with my little ones.  It really is therapeutic to make something "beautiful", at least in the eyes of my children ;-)

Karen

[suspiciouscombo]

Agreed... Great thread and one that helps our minds escape the symptoms and uncertainty endured. Thx Alex...for initiating this conversation. :)

Adult coloring books piqued my interest.