What's The Matter With Me? Podcast

What's The Matter With Me? Podcast


S2, Ep 9: Swimming

August 01, 2018

WTMWM? – S2, E9: Swimming

Welcome to the Whats The Matter With Me? Podcast Season 2, Episode 9: Swimming
My name is John, I’m 39 years old, husband and father of two, small business owner, radio DJ, podcaster and I have multiple sclerosis (MS), so I made this podcast to share what I’m going through
The Whats The Matter With Me? Podcast is an MS podcast and it’s also about other things. I’m not a medical professional and you should not take this for medical advice.  If you need medical advice, ask your healthcare provider.
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Episode 8 Recap
Last episode featured a movie review of a short film by Jason dasilva, I wanted to try and go swimming, made a movie for Hoppin hot sauce, and my tomato plants were fruiting.
Shoutouts
Shoutouts to Eric who told me he’d been listening to my pod.  Eric lives in Sacramento so he was digging the Sacramento episode.  Write me by clicking the contact link at the top of the page and I’ll give you a shout-out, I’m easy.
Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight
Fall down seven times and stand up eight, this is a Japanese proverb. in short it means something similar to "it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game." It's different, I thought it was a poetic image and I felt like it could be good to think about. Because I am always falling down and having to stand up and face challenges.

Then I Googled it and I found a bunch of people who have it as a tattoo, and a rock song about it. I had a good idea about it in my mind and then Google image search was just ruining it for me. Sometimes you shouldn't search for things on the internet. Certainly sometimes it's plenty to ponder something on your own, and keep the internet out of it. In my mental courtroom, it has all been stricken from the record.
Swimming
On John John's 5th birthday I went swimming in the pool at my parents house. In the last episode I said I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get in and out of the pool but I hoped that I would try to get in. My family was there including my Uncle Frank along with my stepfather Dave.

When it was time to get into the pool I got a chair, one of those foldable camping chairs, and set down in it close to the pool. My idea was to sit in the chair, and then I would get from there onto the ground and then crawl into the pool. I set down in the chair. Nami and uncle franc came over to help. They helped me stand up from the chair. "I wanted to get down on the ground and then go into the pool," I told them. They helped me get on my knees, and it seemed rather easy for everybody and I didn't feel like I would fall. I crawled into the pool, where I played with my kids and my cousins and it was a great time.  

When it was time to get out, I crawled out, and tried to get up by myself, holding on to the fence. I couldn’t quite get it done, so my stepdad Dave came over and helped me by supporting me on my right side, which is my bad side. I stood up easy. I ripped up my toes on the concrete when I was trying to get up by myself, but it was minor and I cleaned it up easily with a baby wipe.

I sat in the shade and thought about how I had been worried about being able to swim, and how happy the kids were to play in the water with me. Thanks to Nami and Dave and Franc and my family for all the support, it was a happy moment.
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