Transition...Health

tran·si·tion  

The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. We all go through transition, be it good or bad. Most often I heard the phrase at work. Catchy phrase that I'm sure some organizational behaviourist introduced in the 90's(that almost sounds bitter, oh well!) to fancy up "change"! "We are going through a transition "... "Our future requires us to transition at this time"...and so on... In fact, many of us have probably heard it from a boss as they were walking us out the door! Truth is, we are probably always in some flux of transition. Whether at work, home or play there is something that is in transition...job, kids, marriage, health, body, mind... So today, that's where I'm at, working through "transition". Frankly , just between us, I'm not that excited about it. Day to day activities have "transitioned" somewhat over the past couple of months to the point where I'm slowly requiring assistance with most things. I'm with the walker fulltime, hands are weak, so unless I'm eating with my hands, I need assistance, voice is declining, can't get out of bed...the smallest of tasks either frustrate me to no end or take forever, with my stubbornness, to ask for help. And with that, we added a few others just to keep us sharp and looking ahead! We were at the ALS clinic earlier in April for a check in. Good news is while everything progresses/declines, the word remains the same that it doesn't seem to be a quick progression. We talked about my weight and ability to eat, which led to "Transition 1" discussion; feeding tube, hmmm, we'll leave it at that. "Transition 2", my new power wheelchair arrived for test drives and fitting. It's slick but I'm not in any hurry to get in it. Wheelchair then leads to "Transition 3", discussion, converted van shopping...Susan and I always wanted a mini-van, can't wait! So lots on the go, I had to whine a bit, but hey, is transition ever easy? Good news...the transition to spring, finally, seems to be happening, warmer weather and sunshine ahead! Happy May! "MAKE MOMENTS MATTER" ALS Walk Georgetown, Saturday June 1st http://www.walkforals.ca/ontario