10/22/14
This is a bit late and I apologize, took mom to Travis AFB (2 hr. drive each way) then was feeling under the weather. As of today we are now 10 days away from the walk. I am keeping up my end and walking daily, OK everyother day min. to get ready for a walk that would normally take me an entire afternoon and am going to do it as fast as possible on race day. When I started this I knew my back injury keeps me from getting up into an aerobic stage so weight loss has been lost on me you could say. On top of the added walks, I still do the stuff around the house, work in the yard and garden and much more. In the past month since I started my training walks I have been able to lost all of six pounds 
and can actually walk just about a quarter mile before have to take a break and stretch out my back. Walking a mile, around our Kaiser and the surrounding dirt lot is exactly one mile. When I started this it was taking me between 22-26 minutes to walk, this past Tuesday, it only took 17 minutes, improvements are happening but at a slow rate. The walk is going to take a bit of time and a few stretch/sit breaks but I will finish it.
If you are interested in sponsoring me and Team Steve, just go to the link below and enter myself as the walker you sponsoring and it will take you to the right page. I would like to thank everyone who has donated so far and to those who will and even those who take the time to read this post, Thank you. If you could, please forward this post on to your friend and family as you never know when someones is able to lend a helping hand.
http://act.alz.org/goto/kreis64
AUTHORS BIO:
Richard is a trifecta caregiver, along with his wife he cares for himself, with Chronic
Back Pain which he’s had for 21 years. He cares for his brother in-law, Robert who has dealt with Epilepsy his entire life now lives with Richard and his wife. He also advocates for his mother who has
various cardiac related issues, severe hearing loss and other medical issues. You can read about his experiences
with chronic pain and how he deals with his mothers and brother in-law’s issues on PickYourPain.org or at
Caregiving.com. He is also involved in several of Caregiving.com’s support groups and chat rooms, he is co-host of an internet based radio show about caregiving. Richard is also a patient adviser, board member for Intake.me which
is working to improve the intake process at medical facilities. Richard has three adult children who despite them
having to deal with his medical issues growing up, he says, “They have turned out better than I’d hoped for.”
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