Since TM hit me on the 15th Feb 2011 I have never travelled anywhere apart from different hospitals but I am invited to my sister-in-law's wedding on the 16th Feb and we are stopping overnight at the hotel so this is a big step especially as it'll only be TM's 2nd 'birthday' and I had a total meltdown last year. I am hoping this will keep me focused, make me a bit more confident and keep my head out my arse. I am terrified of getting on a plane now I'm in a wheelchair - I guess it's the fear of the unknown but we are eager to go abroad but I think I need to keep taking baby steps in the right direction. Thinking of a log cabin with a hot tub next (and that way we can take our dogs). Nikki.
Sent from my iPad On 29 Jan 2013, at 00:19, Pat Voorheis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >
