Wotcher guv'nor, - I did an 11km walk (we live in the countryside so can do this and see but not get remotely close to about 10 other people in 2h) and afterwards, I started feeling very shady. Ordinarily, I'd just think, 'oh, I have had MS for so long it is bound to be messing with the way I feel', down a couple of paracetamol and accept that tomorrow should be a lazy day. However, in these new times, one's thoughts turn immediately to versions of, 'have I got thevirus too? What if this and what if that...' - I woke up this morning and nothing, nada, nil, nein, nyet, you get the idea. Panic off though in truth my wife was more worried. I am not. On the three occasions we have left the house and come close to others in the last 3.5 weeks I know I had protection, I know I wasn't within 2 metres and I know I washed my hands and wiped down my kit when I returned. I also did quick maths regarding the infections (yeah, I realise, the testing is leaving a lot to be desired) in my county versus the population, did a quick mental adjustment for the fact that we are in the countryside and not a population centre and am pretty sure that I'll die of something else long before I even catch Covid-19. - It reminds me just how important it is to control anxiety buy Knowing the facts and not letting the highly unlikely but proper scary scenarios take over your thinking. ------ MS Stuff ------ Some fascinating things have happened over the weekend regarding information for MSers. - The Neurology Academy webinar with the founder of ShiftMS, @gpeps, went online. Watch it here. https://lnkd.in/dDeCQGa - This editorial - Prof G seems to have a hand in everything, I am not a blinded fanboy I promise! - has been published. There are several authors so not just the work of one man. https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(20)30149-8/fulltext - Don't forget to fill out your info here - https://ukmsregister.org/ - as this helps all of us and is totally anonymous. - For all sorts of things MS from pregnancy questions to what happens on clinical trials to information about alcohol and MS go to the ShiftMS Reporters channel on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWWC2mGM2mvHuLMz6ahwVig - For the less technical but ever so important social/mental side of things, there is the main ShiftMS channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMiakLC4tiJ2OV901fuMTQ ------- Social stuff ------- Nothing really, just the boring minutiae of daily life. - Mrs S is busying on her holiday sewing laundry bags for NHS employees so they can safely transport their dirty work clothes to and from the hospital. Bit of a star. She is right on it and only limited by her spare fabric! - An interesting explanation of connectivity from a risk specialist I know. It really is an interesting video, all focussed on Covid-19 and the effect of under and over connectivity. https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?page_id=12588&video=756266 - As ever, stay safe you 'orrible lot!