7 Feb a Tuesday

[RoyceNewton]

G'Day ms family. Today is a good day. The sun is shining. my banana was firm and my coffee is hot. All in all a good beginning. I bet if YOU think about it YOU also can find good things, can't YOU? Look for the good things. Those little everyday things that lift your spirit. Go on do it. When YOU feel that YOU are getting too bubbly, realize that YOU have a chronic incurable illness. That morning drink tastes better now, doesn't it?

Yes, take a moment and allow yourself to see the joy. Bathe in it, and wrap it around yourself. Life is not so bad the sun is shining and tonight there are tars. I may not be able to see them very well, but I remember they were there and how beautiful they were to see.

Royce

Your very own ms writer

[NorasMom]

OK, Royce. Cheer me up. Today is not a good day. The sun is not shining, and my doctor wants me to start eating 2 bananas a week. I hate bananas, unless they're in the form of banana bread. I asked if banana popsicles would work instead, but she said "no". 😜

[RoyceNewton in reply to NorasMom]

I am confused by the Bananas, full disclosure I like bananas. If there is a good reason why, perhaps there is an alternative. Sun is not shining, wow it is raining how cool time to snuggle up and watch TV or read a book or if YOU are inclined to, cuddle.

Feel a little better now, it is all just perspective .

Royce

[NorasMom in reply to RoyceNewton]

Well, I seem to have an unexplained malabsorption of vitamins, which has also been diagnosed in my son. We're eating the right food (for the most part!), but the good stuff isn't sticking with us. So, they put me on several extra vitamin supplements, but this one depletes that one, so then they add another vitamin, and I'm just so tired of popping pills.

The latest has been to add magnesium tablets daily with 2 bananas a week for potassium, but we have to watch the potassium levels because that could interfere with other things that I'm on. At least I'm not as bad as my son. He spent the better part of a year going in every couple weeks for vitamin injections before they could get his levels high enough to just take OTC tablets.

[Kit10 in reply to NorasMom]

Maybe we should all suggest banana recipes to see if anything appeals to you?

My favourite way to eat bananas is sliced with toffee fudge ice cream and maple syrup (real or maple-flavoured). But why not eat lots of banana bread? The potassium will surely still be there.

Or mash them up and freeze them for home-made popsicles?? There must be a way to do it that would be OK. Some sort of frozen smoothie ?

[NorasMom in reply to Kit10]

Those are some wonderful ideas! I wonder how they'd be with butter pecan ice cream? And my cousin fixed some one day cooked in butter, and I did like those.

I think my hatred of bananas comes from my grandmother's habit of not eating any fruit until it was turning black, squishy, and drawing gnats. She honestly liked them that way, but it does have a tendency to turn you off fresh fruit. I've often wondered if that was the only way she got fruit when she was growing up during the Depression. She wouldn't eat carrots until they were shriveled up and dry.

[Kit10 in reply to NorasMom]

Yuk!

I just googled "Banana ice cream" and found lots of recipes that say freeze sliced banana then whiz in a blender. Some add milk, one suggests making sandwiches with peanut butter cookies. Others say serve with berries, nuts, choc chips, various sauces ... Trouble is they all looked so good I was salivating. If it's as good as it looks you'd want more than 2 a week!

[kdali in reply to NorasMom]

Potato, cup of milk/yogurt, beans, tomato, 3 dates, or avocado....a salad, lots of options to get 400mg of potassium that a banana would have.

[BeachDogMom in reply to NorasMom]

last night I tried “nice cream”! Delicious and satisfied my craving for ice cream. Basically frozen bananas, a tablespoon of peanut butter, dash of salt, dash of cinnamon, a bit of a vanilla extract. Put it all in the food processor. Whirl around until it’s creamy. Eat up! So fun and not all of the sugars and fat that comes in real ice cream. Enjoy.

[falalalala]

It's rare that I don't see the good side.

[NorasMom in reply to falalalala]

I have to admit that it was pretty funny when my kids would chase me through the grocery store with bananas in their hands.

[falalalala in reply to NorasMom]

Why didn't you answer the phone??😂😂😂

[twooldcrows]

i always feel lucky for i get to wake up every day and see if there is snow on the ground and sunshine .....love and happiness is always there if you look for it for it is ...enjoy life ....

[LHermitte]

What a thoughtful, insightful post, Royce! I enjoy peeling a banana, wrapping it in plastic wrap and keeping it in the freezer until it's solid. It's such a rich-tasting, satisfying treat! And I agree - a piping hot cup of coffee, too, is one of life's most delectable pleasures - MS or not! Thanks so much.

Two bananas dancing

[Cwright170994]

Good morning, Royce 🤗 it has been very good these past few days for me 😀

Last week, I went to the opticians for contact lenses because I want to wear them for my wedding 😊 then, on Sunday, I met up with my younger sister (from the same Mr). I haven't seen her in over 9 years, and only recently started talking to her again 😳 our father is a deadbeat in both our eyes, and her mother is worse 😞 but, we had fun catching up 😜 she's now a bridesmaid at the wedding 🙌 one of the cleaners, that come and does our house, has a daughter that I'm worried about. She can't urinate without self-catheterising, and the MRI she had was done on her spine only! Red flag 🚩🚨 That obviously didn't show any lesions, so I told her to get an MRI on her head. Yesterday, she mentioned that her daughter has a bladder pressure test on the coming Wednesday, but she's still waiting for an MRI appointment. I told the cleaner about how I had a time where I couldn't urinate myself and how I had to use self-catheters. Thankfully, that went back to normal not long after, but her daughter hasn't gone back to normal for over 6 months 😢 I'm thankful my wise words, and me telling her that her daughter MUST HAVE a head MRI, is starting to get the ball rolling. Spinal MRI's don't tell the whole story. (Not a Dr, but I tried to be a qualified nurse 😕)

Yes, my morning cup of tea tasted better 😋 even better knowing I was awake, and downstairs, before my other half! I had his brew waiting for him and I'd had my morning meds before he came downstairs. Even better is the fact that the trains are on time! They're actually running today! He doesn't have to drive in, where it could take at least an hour with the morning rush hour, and instead 30 mins by train! 🙌🙌🙌 little victories ✌️

[Tazmanian]

Enjoy your coffee

[RoyceNewton in reply to Tazmanian]

Always do thanks and you as well.