Greeting yet another day on the High Plains of New Mexico

Awakened by a rash of muscle spasms...much numbness in both legs.  The prickly pears that reside on my feet this morn' made the sheets most uncomfortable.

I head off to the living room, seeking sanctuary in my recliner, ice packs in tow.  In hopes of some relief from this now all too familiar scenario.

This is the skyline at the crack of dawn...

The moon is still visible, with this dawning of a new day.  Entwined among the clouds, which all weather stations state there's no rain to be found.

A few stars remained quit vivid, although I failed to capture them.  Hands too shaky, arms too weak, legs started to buckle...

I cannot see the sun, but know she's comin' up upon the horizon.  One of the many wonders is the sunrises & sunsets that create a canvas of mass beauty, in a palette carefully selected by Mother Nature, to dot our High Plains skies.

Dawn has come.  As she does so, we start to lose the yellow hues, the pink edges the darkness of the clouds.

I never was much of a mornin' person.  Have massive quantities of pictures of our gorgeous sunsets, storm filled skies abound my vast collection.  Look at all I've missed through the years!



     I did more research on the possible causes of my body's latest malfunction  Typing is most difficult, and I find myself constantly correcting words.  The fingers feel as though they might just explode from the weight of the keys beneath my fingertips. I feel as though my lips have grown, although a quick check in the mirror suggests otherwise.

     The facial spasms have lessened since my early rise, the back spasms as well.  A snake like constriction remains in my torso.  I am most unsettled.  Waves of "motion" seem to be running through my body like waves gently lapping the shores edges.  The feeling is of being on a boat, with one's eyes closed, waves ever so lightly tilting it to and fro.

     Having been told so many possibilities for my "illness" - peripheral neuropthy, lupus, multiple sclerosis, thyroid malfunction, food allergies, diabetes, just to name a few -  I found something that seems more to suit my symptoms - Guillian Barre's syndrome.

     Here's a link, in case you think I've gone over the edge: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001704/