Updates

Two and a half months -- NOT cool! And I have thought about posting here and there but its a whole to do to sit down and post and it overwhelms me and when I get overwhelmed I distract myself and run instead of just sitting down and DOING what needs to get done. Ask at my work, I wait to hand reports in until I get a personal email or question about when its going to be in. Last week I actually made my husband unplug my Internet so I could sit and work work work.

Anyway, i'm here now (Thanks Nic!) and not getting up until I FINISH.

So some updates.

Yak's PT wants me to get him orthotics :(. I'm not suprirsed but I'm still sad. I don't know why. I kind of feel that both my kids probably have it because they are both somewhat clumsy but something like this is more glaring. DH actually mentioned that he was pigeoned toed as a kid and his whole family has flat feet so my kids are screwed no matter what :). But on the flipside, it could be that they just have bad feet like his side, not CMT per se. Anyway, whatever it is, his feet do turn slightly and orthotics will help hopefully. They wont be AFOs just orthotics I need to be a big girl and do whats best despite the fact I want to do nothing and just hope for the best. Only problem is i'm in the process of switching insurance for the kids, so i think I should just wait till March when they have new insurance. In the meanwhile, i'll see what is out there.....maybe i'll even be brave enough to get orthotics for myself. This PT doesn't feel that Shain needs orthotics so i'm happy about that. She is tired often and I'm going to ask my ped what he thinks, if he thinks its related to having poor muscle tone or whatnot. I think all problems stem from CMT. lol.

On me, I am tired a lot. I often think of telling my boss or some coworrkers that I need a job with more sitting. Its hard to be a preschool teacher and do movement classes with them and stand outside and deal with them when they make trouble and stuff. And I do feel like I slack a lot because I am often tired and not physically energetic and strong. And I feel bad that I slack. I kinda wonder if an opportunity for sitting came up, would I grab it. part of me would in two seconds. But I wonder if i'd just slack off and waste time on the Internet. Now at least I am alive and dealing with people and stuff. Who knows, we'll take it as it comes, one day at a time.

I am extremely grateful to God and Mother Nature for giving us the most mild winter to date. It has been spring-like here and makes getting out and about much much easier. It snowed once on a Saturday and was gone by Monday, I'll totally sign up for that being the only snow this season. People don't realize how awful snow, sleet and ice is for us - I mean its dangerous and scary for everyone but people with bad feet have it way worse! My hubby actually commented that I haven't fallen in a while and that is true and good. Let it continue :).

A close family member (with CMT) is planning on getting pregnant. The couple has another, much more serious genetic issue to deal with so they are doing PGD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis) to rule out their child having that disease. Once they are going through the time, process and money of doing PGD it only makes sense for them to take out CMT which is also something that is able to be eliminated through PGD. I have to say, I'm a little jealous. I mean I'm super-greatful that we were able to conceive naturally and fairly easily and that we avoided the difficulty of doing IVF. I know its not all fun and games and its not something I'd want to do if I had the choice.

But there kids are definitely not going to have CMT. And that is pre-ttty neat. I hope by the time my kids are ready to have children, if they do have CMT, this type of help will be even easier and more attainable. Or CMT will have been cured :). Why not dream for the stars?