Stairs

I’m not sure when this happened, but stairs are starting to become one of my biggest hurdle’s.  I used to fly down the stairs, but now I have to touch each one deliberately and catch my balance as I make my decent.  I am so thankful for railings.  Going up the stairs don’t seem to be a problem for me.

We live in a split level which means stairs all day long.  My workplace is also 2 levels with my office on the 2nd floor.  They do have an elevator, but I don’t want to become dependent on that.  Stairs are great exercise and you all know the saying, “If you don’t use it, you lose it”.

When I wake up in the morning my right leg is so weak, I can’t put my full weight on it. During the work week, I hobble to the bathroom and then to get my first cup of coffee.  After 10 minutes or so then I feel like it is strong enough to put weight on it.  When the weekend rolls around, Ayden is usually up bright and early and we let him watch cartoons so we can have a little extra time sleeping.  Doing those 2 flights of stairs at home with my right leg not cooperating is very difficult.  

As the day goes on, fatigue sets in and that right leg loses some of it strength again.  I feel like I am going to fall if I don’t hold on.  I refuse to succumb to using an elevator.  Having MS is all about adapting to this new environment and managing all the changes that are occurring in this body of mine.  Railings are my new best friend!