mindset over bullshit with Kendrick Avant

MS Diary | Tuesday, 4/16/24 | National Healthcare Decisions Day It's that time again. Time to review health insurance, discuss options, make calls, TALK about your health.  I'm on ACA, Affordable Care Act, and pay about $12/mo for myself, wife and 1 daughter. It pays for my Dr. visits, most medications, specialists. It does NOT cover those expensive ass DMDs, Botox, DME. (At least, not the...

MS Diary | Monday, 4/15/24 | DRINK WATER REMINDER  It's National That SUCKS Day and I'm starting with high spasticity. That SUCKS but I do have good news. Dehydration causes muscle weakness, spasms, spasticity and more. Before I get too crazy, I'll drink water. A LOT of water.

MS Diary | Friday, 4/12/24 | Married with MS I don't wanna even try further explaining. It'd take too long. I'd jack up writing with side stories and complicated testimonials.

MS Diary | Thursday, 4/11/24 | Laugh and keep going  We've all heard the saying.  “ Sometimes, you gotta laugh at yourself and keep going .” That was me. Hell, that IS me. Damn near eeeeevveeery day. I'm swanging and banging with Multiple Sclerosis, working a full-time gig, building a University of Gratitude and these disabilities will throw shit off.

MS Diary | Wednesday, 4/10/24 | Spasm stories Yoo. I'm finally there.  If I reach with my arms, I spasm.  If I turn my neck in bed, I spasm.  If I push too hard trying to pee, I spasm. I spasm so hard that my pants often split from the pressure. 

MS Diary | Tuesday, 4/9/24 | How UTHealth workout felt Wow. Bro, I went so hard I was sweating! That felt good. I can't remember the last time I was able to move that much. My wife was flirting with me. (That hyped me even more.) My energy was up so the Baclofen didn't knock me out or make me drowsy. I'm gonna try doing this 3x/week.

MS Diary | Monday, 4/8/24 | Weekend wins & lessons I spent the entire weekend on the couch. It was glorious. I slept late then sat on the couch. It prevented some nerve pain. *fist bump* It's less pain from pressure spots too. I'm grateful I didn't get hurt either. I fell from bed twice. Once, I fell into the corner of the office desk. That HURT but I didn't get hurt. I fell du...

MS Diary | Friday, 4/5/24 | Stop overpacking your bowls I'm an avid cannabis guy. Blunts, papers, wraps, edibles, tinctures, pipes, oils, ointments, everything.  I prefer pipes. They're cleaner, efficient and effective. What I must watch is my bowl size. If I pack it, it gets jammed, doesn't smoke as well, nor am I any higher for real. I'm just wasting cannabis.

MS Diary | Thursday, 4/4/24 | When self-care goes wrong I did a 2nd consecutive day of self-care. I showered so I could apply fresh ointment on pressure spots. I used the baby powder to ease th4 chaffing. I sat on the much softer couch to relieve some pain from the wheelchair seating. I researched and bought something for the wheelchair seat seat cushion that's splitting. Hell, I drank more wa...

MS Diary | Wednesday, 4/3/24 | Self-care revelation  Yesterday, I realized something MAJOR with my wellness. I know I'm not the only one. I only self-care when I'm alone. I'm sick AF. I'm severely disabled. I'm riddled with bullshit, disabilities, limitations, chronic pain, explanations for doing nothing. Yet, here I am. Here, WE are. I'm married. I refuse to collapse in fr...

MS Diary | Tuesday, 4/2/24 | Gabapentin vs left leg pain On a scale of 1-10, my left leg is like a 5, maybe 6. It hits every few days. Gabapentin is my solution. I've labed it “working” because I take few pills and this seemed to address the pain within 30min.

MS Diary | Monday, 4/1/24 | I should be used to it Alright, here we go with my 3rd week of training. I need help. Immediate help.  I turned in my ADA paperwork on Friday. It's already an issue, as usual. The employer is worried I can't perform at expected levels. Whatever, I can. I need a little extra time but I'm ready.

MS Diary | Friday, 3/29/24 | Wins & Losses this week This will be my new thing on Fridays. I'll share my wins & lessons. (I shouldn't be using the word “loss”. It's a mindset thing that I'm gonna bring back.) Wins: Mindset is strong and accepted the employer-sponsored healthcare thing as manifestation for wellness. Lessons: I didn't exercise, yoga, workout. I didn't...

MS Diary | Thursday, 3/28/24 | Decisions, decisions  I only accepted this gig because it promoted employer healthcare. Blue Cross Blue Shield.  The healthcare is $900 every 2-weeks. The paycheck is $1400 every 2-weeks. That means I'd bring home $500 or a $1000/mo. Then, I still pay 20% for my prescriptions after meeting a $3000 deductible.  It won't work. No way. AND my major treatments ar...

MS Diary | Wednesday, 3/27/24 | Grateful how it's coming together  I talk a LOT of shit. It's true, sincere, informative but I'm going to share. In the great debate of medicine vs. wellness, I'm clearly siding with wellness. All my best experiences were with an intentional focus on yoga, diet, water, cannabis, sage, mindset… It was glorious.  When I switched to Western Medicine, th...

MS Diary | Monday, 3/25/24 | Dysphagia. It's here now. I first experienced dysphagia last year. I'm getting it more and more.  It's scary. Something about struggling to breathe throws you off your game. I'm using breathing exercises to manage it.  Breathing exercises vs dysphagia - Dysphagia is my most recently developed symptom. It's also my scariest. It feels like my body for...

MS Diary | Friday, 3/22/24 | My wins & losses this week I'm late y'all! No time for description

MS Diary | Thursday, 3/21/24 | Give yourself grace I'm not the only one grappling with sacrifice and worth. It's one of the reasons I started this blog and promote motivation to Tribespeople. I tend to think there's no point in wasting money to better my life.  LIES! There IS a point. If nothing else, taking better care of myself/yourself gives us strength to continue self-sacrificing.

MS Diary | Wednesday, 3/20/24 | Wheelchair dilemma  I'm using two power wheelchairs. The Zinger Power Wheelchair is best for my symptoms but doesn't roll well. The Dalton Power Wheelchair runs the smoothest. The dilemma is the activity of switching. Is it worth it? Switching chairs increases spasms. It slows me down with restroom trips; increasing likelihood of accidents.

MS Diary | Tuesday, 3/19/24 | How the MS Gym helps It was started for people with Multiple Sclerosis. It's helping me manage my left leg nerve pain. I can't do most of the exercises because I'm severely disabled. What I CAN do is incorporate the use of balls, rollers and more. Those tools seem to be effective.

MS Diary | Monday, 3/18/24 | The left leg hip & nerve pain is back OMG. It is. It's back with a vengeance. Wow. I have a plan to throw activity at it. That's really my resolution. I have a MS Gym subscription my activity will be guided. I do have good news. The neck and shoulders are dramatically improved. Huuuuge difference.

MS Diary | Friday, 3/15/24 | My FIRST Wheelchair Routine  I don't know what took me so long to try this buuuu… *thinking face* Wait, yes I do. I wasn't in as much pain. Now that I am, I'm experimenting with all the things I skipped before.  The Wheelchair Routine will be simple yet it's gonna be work. The Dalton Power Wheelchair will be the everyday, household, wheelchair. It has i...

MS Diary | Thursday, 3/14/24 | Time for emergency moves Yes, I feel better in general. Yes, I'm sleeping a little longer. Yes, I'm not tracking sleep or nerve pain. However, these are now emergency measures I'm taking. The pain is rocking my way of life. I'm dropping stuff outta muscle weakness. The neck/collar/shoulder pain is getting more intense and its affecting both sides plus...

MS Diary | Wednesday, 3/13/24 | 7 hours of sleep O. M. G. I slept 4hr, restroom break, 3hrs. I feel like I have superpowers! *fingers crossed* I'm scared to write more because I believe in jinxes.  Instead, 😉, let me inform y'all about mindset OVER bullshit. I'll be on IG LIVE this Thursday, tomorrow, 3/14/24, 6pm. I invite you to rock with me, let's do Gratitude stories together....

MS Diary | Tuesday, 3/12/24 | I feel GREAT Really, I do. *rolls shoulders* Let's do this.