I haven't been to Nashville. I think the climate will be perfect in March. Anything you do to Kick TM behind you brings confidence.
Patti On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:24 AM, "Janice Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am getting braver too - going to Nashville this March for 10 days. Still > with some reservations, really looking forward to it. > Janice > > > -----Original Message----- From: Pat Voorheis > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 7:53 AM > To: tmic > Subject: [TMIC] Traveling with TM > > My husband and I have taken several trips since TM hit me nine years ago. > Traveling started after I read a proverb. "Hope deferred makes the heart > sick." I wrote in the margin of my Bible, It's time to say yes to Jim's > Pacific Ocean Highway 101 trip. The whole idea petrified me and the biggest > what if was - what if TM hits again while I'm away from home. You could list > your greatest ten fears and figure I had many of them too. We made as many > adjustments as we could and flew from Michigan to Seattle, Washington, with > small, small suitcases for a two week vacation. We drove from Seattle to San > Diego, California. Then flew back home. > > I didn't have a TM relapse. I didn't loose my meds. I didn't die from riding > so long. We have great memories of that trip. > > Another summer we took our boat on a week's vacation. I didn't fall > overboard, but We had to take my brother so he could take over my usual > duties. Darn TM. > > We had to admit that TM changed me and our finances too much to be able to > maintain our boat so we sold it (at a loss). Darn TM. > > We waited a year and bought a used motor home and set out on a three week > cross country trip to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park. I > didn't fall off a cliff or get eaten by a grizzly > > We've taken other trips since and each one has built confidence. Yes they > were tiring. Yes I was in pain. I wished to be in my own bed, didn't want to > ride one more mile, or walk one more step. However, until writing this that's > not what I remembered about those trips. They were good times, with good > memories and lots of pictures to prove it. > > A lot of TMers have traveled and helped me prepare. I'm glad we did it! > > Patti - Michigan > > > >
