Out of the Mouths of Babes

I was joyfully overwhelmed at the number of responses I received from my “Five Years” posting.  I can’t begin to tell you how much all the well wishes mean to me.  I apologize that I have not been able to get back to everybody.  Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to write and everyone else for their silent thoughts and prayers.

I have to share a quick story with you.  I was having a frustrating day last week as my left thigh decided to spasm and twitch for several hours.  Think of this is as continual use of a weakened muscle for an extended amount of time.  Some of you may know this is one of the symptoms of ALS.  My leg was quite exhausted so I decided to take a rest, put my legs up and watch some TV.  Jennifer and Christopher joined me.

Jennifer knew my leg was bothering me and came over to see if massage would help.  This got Christopher’s attention because of his similar compassion and he wanted to help.  I wanted to show him what my leg was doing and why it was so exhausted.

The first thing he said when he saw the muscle spasm over and over again was “It’s beeping!”  I never quite thought of it like that, but it certainly added some levity to the situation.  He then proceeded to help Jennifer massage my leg.  I know I can always count on Christopher to make a situation better.