Most weeks\u00a0I share a light hearted, even funny “celebration” day but this week is \u00a0little different becuase today I’m highlighting Restless Leg Awareness Day.<\/p>\n
I’m doing this because Restless Leg Syndrome (also known as Willis-Ekbom disease) is something that runs in my mother’s side of the family and I have it as well. \u00a0While it’s not something that can kill you like cancer or heart disease, RLS can make you miserable, affect sleep, and decreace your quality of life.<\/p>\n
Simplu put, RLS is the sensation that you MUST move a part of your body and\/ or that a body part is tingling or has a “pins and needles” sensation. \u00a0Most commonly it affects the legs, but it can affect arms or almost any part of the body. \u00a0It usually occurs in the evenings but can happen at any time. \u00a0While that doesn’t sound like much, I promise you it is miserable. I have an aunt who cannot go on long trips because she gets it anytime she has to be still for an extended period of time even with medication. \u00a0Thankfully I don’t currently need medication personally, but given what my aunt and late grandfather went through it wouldn’t surprise me if down the road I would.<\/p>\n
So, if you have no idea what I’m talking about, thank your lucky stars. \u00a0If you do, but thought you were the only one who felt that way, you aren’t! \u00a0Talk to your doctor! \u00a0If I can help one person with RLS today I’ll be very happy. \u00a0At least until I go to bed…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most weeks\u00a0I share a light hearted, even funny “celebration” day but this week is \u00a0little different becuase today I’m highlighting Restless Leg Awareness Day. I’m doing this because Restless Leg Syndrome (also known as Willis-Ekbom disease) is something that runs in my mother’s side of the family and I have it as well. \u00a0While it’s not something that can kill… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-issues"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t