HOW I AM LIVING WITH MS
-Hitting The Right Note
I find that listening to relaxing music helps the condition.
In particular the instrumental piece of Music "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac, I find very calming.
Whereas there is the type of music I listen to, which helps motivate me, such as the music in the "Rocky" Films, "Burning Heart", "Eye Of The Tiger" and of course "Getting Stronger"
The voice of Celine Dion has always been very soothing and has helped me relax.
I have found the music on Smooth fm 100.4 very soothing as well http://www.smoothfm.com/
and of course BBC Radio Merseyside http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/ is always good to listen to and has made me feel apart of Liverpool's year as European Capital Of Culture everyday.
Of course musical tastes differ.
I also exercise as much as I can and regularly watch "Aerobics Oz Style" televised on "Sky Sports", which gives me good tips on which exercises to do, I also find that if the exercise looks too difficult you can adapt it to yourself by finding something to lean on or lean against.
I can only speak from my own experience.
DISABLED ACCESS
By sometime in October 2004 all companies & public places etc will have to have permanent disabled access to their buildings. This is an issue I feel strongly about. I would like to point out that being disabled, does not always mean, being in a wheelchair, therefore I urge all future plans not to include long slopes or walkways before you can enter the building. May I also add that I fully expect changes to buildings or newly built structures to include toilets on all the floors of buildings or lifts or disabled access to disabled toilets.
Hazard signs in public places that can cause a Hazard
While I appreciate shops having signs on yellow easels or cones indicating when the floor is wet, what I don't appreciate is that in my opinion they are sometimes placed in a position where you can trip over them. Sometimes it is that bad I feel like adding my own warning "don't slip but you might trip". I also find these at the end of hospital corridors, behind doors at the bottom of staircases and outside toilets. The easels have often been knocked flat by wheelchairs and buggies, anyone stepping on them turning a corner or opening a door can have an accident when stepping on them and slipping which I have witnessed.
Disabled Photographers Association