We set out in 2 cars to the beach, which is about 30 min drive from home. I was on the wheel. Me, my wife, my cousins and 7 kids drove down at around 10AM.
The shoreline(Padubidri) is clean and well maintained. We had the kids and us go out about 30 feet into the ocean where the depth is around 3-4 feet. There were moments when waves would be huge and the currents strong enough to push us towards the beach.
I got caught in one by surprise and took a good gulping of water and inhaled some. Took a few minutes to recover! This normally wouldn’t have happened earlier(before MND onset) and I had good control on both swimming with the waves and floating at sea. I was all set in a few minutes and played with the kids.
On our way back past noon, we stopped by a bakery and had some snacks. The kids were hungry and devoured the puffs, toasts, buns in a few minutes. We were back at home by 1PM. All of us had a shower followed by lunch. I hit the bed for a 2 hour nap and here i’m finishing up the blog.
BTW, this is the last day of 2019. A party by the fire and a delicious elaborate dinner are planned for tonight.
Swaroop Shastri - Living with ALS / MND 