Limits??

For most of my life, I tended to refuse to accept limits that others or my body tried to force on me. "We know you can't...." "That would be too hard..." One of my mottos was "There is always a way."

That is still my motto, but I am learning that fighting the limits my body places on me, now, is usually detrimental. Not that I always listen to my body (or the doctors), but I am better. There are times, though, when I deliberately cross the fine line between conserving energy and doing too much. Sometimes I just don't want to lay down. Now with Spring/summer here, it is hard not to want to garden. I have always enjoyed working in the dirt.

But anyone who is dealing with Post Polio Syndrome, or knows someone dealing with it, knows that fatigue and sleep problems are part of the package. I deal with both--most of the time successfully. Overdoing it now, can result is further loss of nerves and muscle. Larely, though, I have had help in dealing with fatigue. I came down with mono! Resting is less of an option now. My body literally won't be pushed. It is like having a governor installed on your car, You can give it all the gas you want, but the car simply won't go faster than the governor allows. There is still always a way..., but it may take longer. Well, it is time to go lie down again.