Witness to Falling Meteors!?

Photo Courtesy of *DasGhul on Deviatart.com.

Are you like me and every time you walk outside you you look up at the sky and just watch the clouds roll by?  I always look up at the sky and just watch as everything moves.  With all the rain that we have been getting the sky has been real dark and gloomy however today the clouds parted and I actually saw a blue sky!


Well, just a few moments ago I was out letting my dog use the bathroom when my boyfriend, Dan, and I looked up at the sky.  We thought at first that we were seeing a plane fly real fast falling in the sky, but it was when we saw two more just like it turning a bright orange red that we thought it could be something else.


We stood out there and watched as they fell.  Moving fast through our atmosphere getting brighter their tails getting smaller until the front portion turned bright white and they slowed eventually disappearing before they even came close to hitting Earth.


I have seen meteor showers up in the night sky flying by before and I have seen the Northern Lights, but this was new to me and I loved watching it.  Nature and space can be such fascinating things!


The only thing I wish I could have done was take some pictures! This is one of those times when I wish my camera hadn't broken!


Have you ever witnessed something like this?  What is your story?

Daily Living Tips & My Life

I started this blog to talk about saving money and giving daily living tips.  One thing that I want to start incorporating into my blog is little tips that I use on a daily basis to make my life easier.  As I mentioned in my About Me section of the blog I am disabled.  I did not mention what I have, but today that is what I want to talk about.  A couple years ago I start a blog Is it My Teeth? it never took off because I didn't have any followers or much time.  I only have half a dozen posts on there, but I will be using some of the information from it on here when I talk about it.


What is CMT?


CMT is a disease that affects the nerves in the arms and legs as well as hands and feet. Over time the nerves get hurt and begin sending false signals as well as begin to lose the signals on the way to the area. The nerve damage affects sensation and muscle strength in those areas. There is often evident muscle wasting in the hands, feets, and lower legs. Another common symptom of CMT is a foot with either a very high arch or one that is completely flat. I will provide pictures at a later time of my high arched foot and slightly wasted hands. 


My Life and CMT


My CMT has affected me my whole life although it never really starting getting bad until I was a freshman in High School. Up to that point I had been in Physical Therapy instead of participating in my P.E. classes and was unable to run, jump, play ball, ride a two wheeler, or skate. These things all slowed me down from my friends, but I still kept going. My freshman year I tried wearing leg braces (AFOs) to help out with all of the tripping I was having due to the high arches and the fact that I have foot drop, where you big toe is lower than the rest of your foot due to a bone movement. This did not work well for me as everything we tried hurt my feet so, finally after a year of trying this I gave up and went back to avoiding stairs and taking the elevator.

In High School I felt very singled out leaving classes early to make it across the large campus in time for my next class and the help I had with extending my test lengths as well as note taking help due to my fine motor issues. By the time I graduated High School I was unable to write for more than 10 minutes without having to put the pen down and relax my hand. I would sit there doing some stretches that I hand learned to help relax the muscles. This has continued to worsen over the past few years and I have learned to type well and use this method more often than handwritting.

After my graduation I also took the time to learn more about my disease and I wrote an essay about it for a college class. During this I learned about the CMT Clinic in Detroit, MI where I decided to make an appointment and see what they had to offer me. Doing this was the best thing I could have done.

By deciding to go myself I convinced my family members who also have CMT to go as well (on a different day). We all learned that we have CMT 1B. 

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I also was taken to a new specialist who was going to help me out trying on a different kind of AFO. This AFO is amazing and fits perfectly. It helps me walk in ways I never knew I could. This leaves me now with the same braces and the same pregression that I am dealing with today. I never know what will happen the next day and it frigtens me often, but I try to do my best. 

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