Hello lab rats, I was hospitalized for a few days last week, but I’m back home and continuing to recover. I am gradually feeling better, and I hope to get back to Power Hour and other work in the next few weeks. How are y’all??

Hello friends, As you may know, I suffered an MS relapse recently. I was hoping I would be better now, but I have not recovered. I do not know how long it will take me to get back to a workable baseline. Mostly, right now, I sleep. As soon as I know anything about my condition and when it might improve, I will update this thread. Power Hour is canceled for the forseeable future, and I am sorry. I will miss you all. I apologize for any inconvenience this causes. This is not how I prefer to work, but my body has made itself clear. Feel free to message me with any questions you may have about how we are going to go forward, and I will field them as efficiently as I can. Thank you for your patience. Love, Kristin

Hi all, I’m having an MS relapse, so I’m going to get steroids each morning for the next three days, which should help a lot! I say this because I will very likely be hit-or-miss on Power Hours. When I hop on, I’ll post on here so y’all can join!

I'm having a lame-o MS flare, but I hopped on Power Hour today anyway. Sometimes productivity is about "traditional" work, but for me, a lot of times it's about taking my meds, making my body as comfortable as it can get, and expressing myself. Yes, "put on socks" is on my list of to-dos. Why? Because if nobody's watching me, I will often just sit there with cold feet and be miserable! Same with pain meds. You read that right -- sometimes the effort of getting up and taking a pill seems too daunting, even though I'm hurting badly! Power Hour helps because when someone witnesses me promise to do a thing, I'm so much more likely to get it done. Peer pressure CAN be used for good, and today it was. So thank you @John McKellar for being with me today so I could put socks on and take my meds. I feel better now.

I know it's a holiday, but come hang out anyway! I'm gonna be relaxing, doing prescription drugs, and journaling.