Greetings All
First, hoping You Lot are having a positive week whoever and wherever you are in this great and supportive health community.
Like some of you, I'm also a silent 'Lurker / Watcher' at times when or if I don't have the time or energy to respond to every Post or thread here, as I would like to. All the same, I see and read almost every Post here. And it's always interesting to hear what's going-on for people here, even if going through the Difficult Bits. I can relate...
For me: it's been an exciting (if physically demanding) week. I'm finally installed in the new South Wing of Benjamin Mansions after several days of lifting, shifting and dismantling one Home to take residence in another. Moving home can be a stressful experience even at the best of times. But I'm sure many of You Lot know this already...
So: after 5 days of strenuous physical work including moving mountains of Ikea furniture, my Art Collection, 237 Faux Leather storage containers (a relic from my Charity Shop expeditions whilst under the influence of the Preds), 17 volumes of old copies of the Beano from 1976, 23 Armani suits (ha - as if!), crystal chandeliers and all the stuff of My Life, I'm 'In' at the new wing. Sorting out the remainder will probably take 5 months - or perhaps 5 years? But Hey Ho, the panoramic views of the UK's famous WSM Riviera and the Atlantic are worth it (Pics to follow)!
In between: a visit and light-hearted talk to my local Bristol PMR GCA Support and Meet-up group about my PMR Journey, with a few giggles and some 'Worms of Wisdy' about Coping on the often Life Changing PMR / GCA experience, as my comedy hero Professor Stanley Unwin would put it. Well, at least they didn't chuck me out of the meeting for cracking a few schoolboy gags - always a good sign 
But seriously (unusual for me, I know), in between the home-moving Action I had another opportunity to reflect on the process of Change, and all that goes with it. Yep, Change can be psychologically challenging - even at the best of times and in the most positive of circumstances.
My philosophical conclusion..? Change in Life can and probably will happen, whether planned, invited and anticipated or not. Change is a part of Life, for better or worse. For many of us Humans, to cope with Change can be demanding - especially with challenging illnesses like PMR and GCA. But how we adapt to, and embrace that Change might just be the Key to emotionally surviving on Life's Journey? That's my best 'take' on this often complicated psychological process.
In the meantime, 'Pred Double Agent Benjski' is cautiously hovering somewhere between Zero and 2 mgpd Preds depending on energy levels and demands day-by-day. Yes, It's a constant process of adjustment and 'titration' (?) in a daily context. But maybe I'm getting the hang-of-things after 3 years of PMR. You tell me...?
As for Tedski..? No idea. He's gone AWOL with the Limo whilst I've been busy with my domestics. I just hope he'll return with it soon so that I don't have to catch a bus to give my next talk to the Bath PMRGCA support group on Monday. Wish me luck...?
As always, try to keep smiling on the PMR / GCA Journey. Smiles and laughter won't cure PMR and / or GCA, or Life's challenges in general. But some Fun might just help to lighten the load - and also distract us from our fears around coping through the 'Tough Bits'? 
MB 
I blame Olga 
