I have been pushing my poor tired brain recently in a number of ways. I continue to write this blog when I can. Having a two-hour morphine induced ‘Nanna Nap’ in the middle of the day, cuts into my day quite a lot. I also want to spend time with my husband when he isn’t working.
I have also started playing ‘Housie’ or some of it may know it as ‘Bingo’. I really feel like I have joined the ranks of the pensioners with this new hobby. I go every second week, as we also have a small quiz team with our neighbours that is held every second Thursday. I can’t handle doing Housie and the quiz on the same day, just totally wears me out. I do find the second half of the games I am very tired and have trouble at times keeping up with the caller. I missed a shout for a line last week, because I didn’t even see it till it was too late. I wonder if this is a bit much for my poor Parkies brain, but then again I go there mostly for the company and socialising.
Another new pursuit is that I am in the process of recording some episodes for a podcast I am trying to set up. It takes quite a lot of thinking and planning and getting used to the technical aspects of editing and recording. My broadcasting degree days are long behind me now, but I still know a bit I think, but my brain gets tired. Being in broadcasting was a fun job, but light years away from where I’ve ended up. All in all, although it was fun it didn’t have much substance to it, in that I wasn’t doing anything that would make a real difference in people’s lives.
So, coming soon to a podcast host near you, hopefully will be a podcast about my life with Parkinson’s informed by my own experiences with the condition and also taking some topics from my blog and expanding on them.
If you’ve ever wondered what my voice is like…
All will be revealed soon.
My journey with Parkinsons 