Before my cousin Raymond left for North Dakota, he would come over to my house three or four times a week and help me exercise.   He has been gone for approximately two months now and I sure miss him.  I had begun to look forward to our work out sessions and our talks, drives, food runs, etc.  I miss you cousin!

There were times that we were exercising and I would experience very rapid muscle spasms after pressing a muscle group to the limits.  They were like tremors and would make my entire leg shake.  Every time that happened, Raymond would say Hubba Hubba and we would laugh.

Raymond and I both believe that this sort of action is an indication of growth and regeneration.  Now I am sure there is a clinical explanation but as I have mentioned previously, this site is not meant to be clinical.  The simple fact of the matter is that there is little information regarding TM and it causes, treatment, etc.    The specialists will listen when I tell them what symptoms I am having and really all they can do is listen.  Please be clear, that I am not being derogatory.  I have seen some of the best neurologists and rheumatologists in the field and am very pleased with the care that I have received.   Sorry, getting off track here.  What I want to share today are the thoughts that I had just before falling to sleep last night.

I was thinking that it is very important that we listen to our bodies whether we are completely healthy or recovering from something.  Every night as I wind down to fall to sleep I pray and thank God for his grace, mercy and strength.  After I pray, I lay still and try to become aware of every thing that I am feeling.  In my case, I feel nerve activity up and down my back, more specifically up and down my spine.  This feels similar to what you may feel if your arm falls asleep and you get that tingling sensation.  I can actually feel this sensation moving from my spine area and down to my feet.  I can also tell when my leg muscles are about to spasm simply by tuning in to these feelings.  Before the TM onset, I can not say that I ever tuned in to myself like this.  I don’t know what significance this has, if any at all.  I just wanted to share what I was thinking.