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swissletFunny couple of days with the #MS. Did a 5k time trial on the rowing machines at rate 28. Felt okay, and I kept the rate alright (which I wouldn’t have been able to do last year)… but I was about 30 seconds slower than last month. Oh well. Today, I was coaching at the track. I don’t do the session, but I do trot around to offer coaching at strategic points. Today, it felt hard. My legs don’t want to work. I’m generally very philosophical and positive about this, but it’s fucking hard.
I’ve just noticed quite how wasted my left thigh muscle is now in that photo. Jeez.
Is it mad that my brain is telling me
I look fat in this photo?
I picked up my shiver squad badge at the lake this morning. 30 winter swims from the beginning of November. I absolutely love swimming in the winter and it’s a pleasure to be a part of this wonderful community.
I don’t even like cold showers, for goodness sake. This is my third year in a row getting this badge.
Well, #MultipleSclerosis certainly is a motherfucker.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/01/christina-applegate-ms-diagnosis-memoir-autobiography
jerger@heiseonline MS geht es nicht um Sicherheit, sonder um das Datensammeln.
Wann immer ich mir den totp key für die MFA Sicherheit anschaue könnte ich kotzen!
Die haben den kürzest möglichen Key gewählt !
Und dann sabbeln die mir eine schlecht funktionierende Authenticater App aufs Smartphone !
I might try adaptive skiing next time (seated skiing). There’s a school that specialises in that in Zell and apparently #MultipleSclerosis is one of the conditions they see quite often. I love the mountains, and this might help prolong my enjoyment of them in winter.
Fatigue also sets in quickly and unpredictably. I don’t want to be stuck on a slope I can’t ski down.
The weather and the Gluhwein have been excellent and I’ve got schnitzel and strudel booked in for tomorrow evening. It could very much be worse.
I’m having a lovely week in the mountains but, as I feared, skiing has become a real challenge. I’m a decent skier, but my legs are now too weak to really handle turns with any confidence on even the simplest of slopes with the most forgiving snow. Knowing this just undermines my confidence further. I’ve only fallen twice, both times heavily but not catastrophically. My wife is very patient, but it’s depressing and I hate feeling so vulnerable.