My body is challenging me…

As if having Parkinson’s wasn’t enough, I have problems with my spine and legs. I spent a night in hospital because of the pain I have been experiencing. It feels like it came on suddenly and is a difficult thing to try and remember when it first started. It feels really unfair right now that despite Parkies behaving itself, I now have pain and mobility apparently from a back injury which sends pains down both legs, but primarily in my left leg.

It really is quite confronting at the moment having to use a walking frame to get around. A glimpse into the future perhaps? I get up every morning, or after a Nanna nap and can’t stand without the assistance of the walker. I hesitate to call it ‘my walker’ as taking ownership of it gives it a feeling of permanence that I don’t feel I am ready for.

I have spoken with my GP and he asssures me that in no way does he think that this is a permanent condition. However, a niggling little voice in my head, the ever-present pessimist is worried that it is

Tomorrow, I start making my way back to being me and being able to walk unaided and of course back to playing bowls. I will consciously put away the pessimistic me and awaken the optimist that I need to be to fully recover. I know that I have to fully engage in my rehabilitation in order to get the maximum out of it. Hopefully, I will soon be able to mobilise freely without an aid to help me walk.

Just as this post is not about Parkies, Parkies is just a part of my life as are the various maladies I am blessed with. Perhaps I should appreciate that at least one aspect of my health journey is stable and not causing me issues.

At least in the meantime, Parkies is not the problem.