Multiple Sclerosis and the heat!

Is it me or is the heat much worse this year??! I live in Texas and me (and my multiple sclerosis) can barely manage it with the heat this summer. I may have to pull out some of my tricks for making this whole situation more bearable. Here are some of the things I do now as well as what I intend to do in the near future:

- I start the car a couple of minutes before I get in it and lower the windows to let the hot air out
- I may get an automatic starter that will allow me to fully cool the car off before I get to the vehicle
- I may start wearing my cooling bandana (you know the ones with the gel that stay cold)
- I run errands in the morning only
- I swim laps in the health club pool several days a week (this keeps my cooler longer)
- I drink cold tea to wake up rather than hot coffee

Maybe as I get older, the effects of the multiple sclerosis are just harder to bear. Maybe it is just hotter this year in Texas!