Tuesday, July 9, 2019 – 6 Year Anniversary!

This might be it! This was the first year since starting TSW on July 9, 2013, that I have not had my usual summer flare. I feel fantastic, at least as far as TSW goes. I still have an occasional itchy spot, but since I am allergic to a whole bunch of stuff, that is to be expected and will certainly be lifelong. I have heard that TSW healing takes about 10 to 20 percent of the time that topical steroids were used. If so, I consider myself lucky since I used them for over 50 years, essentially my entire life, and about 10 percent of that time has passed since starting TSW.

It has been a while since I last posted, so here’s a summary of what has happened since then.

I retired last February. It was sooner than I should have financially, but I want to be able to travel with Robin as much as possible while she is still mobile. The first thing we did was to make a road trip to Florida, and we had a great time. We made it all the way to Key West. We have other road trips planned and the next will be to drive to Seattle to visit friends and family. Hopefully we will make it down the west coast to see my daughter that works at Disneyland before heading home.

I was hoping Robin would go, but she just didn’t feel up to the long flight, so I went alone to Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia for the first time to visit my daughter that lives there with her husband. The trip was amazing. It was so great to see her and her husband’s family, and I fell in love with Australia. It is beautiful. On the way down and the way back I was able to visit her twin in California. We tore up Disneyland! I am really hoping that we make it there on our west coast road trip, not only for Robin to see Disneyland, but for us to visit relatives that are scattered about the west coast.

Speaking of Robin, her IBM is thankfully progressing very slowly. Lately it has seemed to affect her stamina more than strength, and she tires easily. We moved last year to a single-story home and it is much easier for her to navigate. We also live much closer to her daughter and three grandkids, and we enjoy spending time with them. Robin is still very active with the NICU Angel Gown program. We are going to see Peter Frampton this fall, as he has announced that he also has IBM and is doing a farewell tour since he knows he will not be able to play the guitar well much longer.

I got a request from another TSW warrior in Argentina, Santiago Aufranc, to use my graph on his Spanish blog he is working on. I said yes of course, and it will be fun to see it used in new places. Pic of the Spanish version below.

Finally, this blog has become more personal than just about TSW, but that is a good thing, at least for me. Now that I am retired, I intend to spend more time doing this and other social media. I have a lot to say about TSW, especially regarding alternative medicines and alternative methods, such as the Aron Regime.

If you are reading this and are going through TSW, I send virtual hugs and promises that you will get through this and emerge a better person than you were before!