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What new habits or skills are you working on?
Lately, I’ve noticed I’m taking a lot longer to finish my meals. I’m eating and drinking OK, but languishing too long due to distractions like reading the newspaper or checking messages on my tablet. It’s a habit I want to change. So, I’ve set a new goal for myself to focus on the meal and finish within 30 minutes.
I’ve also begun doing specific finger and hand stretches before I begin typing on my computer.
What new habits or skills are you working on?
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Sometimes we don’t realize we’re accommodating or compensating for an ALS symptom… that leads us into a negative habit. For example, I have the tendency to sit for long periods of time due to weak legs and ALS-related lethargy. I now try to take a break every 1/2 hr. to bend & extend my legs (5-8 times each leg) and stretch my arms up while leaning back. It’s a new habit that helps me live with my ALS.
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Dagmar,
I think you are reading my mind! The past couple of months I’ve noticed it I don’t stand up at least every 30 minutes or slow my legs are extremely stiff and it takes me a few minutes to get moving. I’m grateful I can still walk, but I know I need to focus on keeping the skills I have. One way I can do that is by setting an alarm every 30 minutes to remind me to get up and stretch.
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Myself im learning not to bite my lip or inside of jaw or slobbing all over myself doctor suppose to give me sometning to cut down on it.
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