Living with TB - meant- Radical Changes

(31 Dec 2011)

The Two Legs that kept me making the distance!

After the initial difficulties- denial-resistance-et al
i started frantic research trying to find out as much as possible
in order to get to know how best to deal with it.

The findings in regards to cure were mighty disappointing:

-Not much know by medical /lung specialists
-Research still done - and more needed
-Not many available effective medications etc.

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On a personal level, it took me some time before the grim reality
actually sunk in -and accepted- that this was not a simple ailment
that i could apply my health tricks and make it go away...

Once the message had come clearly into focus, i sprang into action.

Generally speaking, being a Vegetarian and Health Food minded
my diet was considerably Healthy and Nutritious
but for a killer illness like this, it did not seem to be adequate,
more needed to be done and not just in that area alone...

So, the first step was to start Swimming.

Fortunately the local -heated-pool was just a block away.
I used to be spending quite some time there watching my younger daughter
been coached from learning how to swim to advancing to squad training.
I had learned a lot ... visually... but getting in the water and applying it all
was quite a different story, adding the surprise of a lung that felt like suffocating.

It was very difficult and embarrassing at first,
especially being watched by regular swimmers as well as coaches !...
but i persisted nevertheless and the first three laboured, near drowning strokes
with tremendous, burning effort, discipline and determination,
over time advanced to near 3 K daily swim, learning and practicing all strokes,
butterfly last, when i felt all other challenges became easy.

I was fortunate to receive not only unprecedented support
from all regular swimmers but frequent instructions,
from sympathising to my story and effort, Coaches as well.

I must mention here that swimming along side with Olympic medal swimmers
was also a very helpful and inspiring element that minimised any difficulties
or discomfort and resistance met along the way.

Swimming was the Number One Beneficial, Life Supporting Element
that contributed in my still being here and without oxygen machines/ support.

The Second Life Supporting Element was, even for my already healthy standards,

Dramatic Changes in my Diet.

The Two Legs that Kept me Making the Distance!

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(Details about Diet and Other Changes will be dealt in separate entries)

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