I have done a couple of new podcasts over the last day or two and I always encourage new followers to go back to the beginning of my blog, especially if they are newly diagnosed. I know that I often go back and re-read some of my blog posts and I can definitely see aContinue reading “This might help you – I know it helped me!”
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Some future proofing thoughts
Thinking back to when I first had the first discussion with my husband and moving from a two storey house that we loved to a single storey home. He had at the time thought that it was too early to move, as I was very much in the early stages of my diagnosis. However, itContinue reading “Some future proofing thoughts”
We are not ‘us’ at the moment
A bit of a sad, reflective post today. But that is what this podcast and my blog have been created for. Not just for the happy times, but also the bare reality of being a person with Parkinson’s and other health issues. It is also my acknowledgement, that it is not just me that isContinue reading “We are not ‘us’ at the moment”
Accepting our limits as we age…
On the surface of it, this could sound less than positive, or perhaps that I am giving up. Far from it, I have been awaiting back surgery and finally had it on 3/2/25. It is early days yet of course, but I have been reviewing my goals for my recovery. Prior to going to surgeryContinue reading “Accepting our limits as we age…”
Social Work ears…
Having trained and worked as a Social Worker for 20+ years, it is difficult to completely leave that world and that way of thinking at times. People often don’t know what we do and the answer is that there are a wide range of things we do, depending on where we work. A big partContinue reading “Social Work ears…”
Just a little prick…
This post is the first of a few that I have rattling round in my head from being in hospital. It is about the minimalization that some health practitioners can be guilty of and includes some funny moments I have experienced as a result. I am very limited with the time I can spend sittingContinue reading “Just a little prick…”
Memories are marvellous
Memories are sparked in so many ways and sometimes it is surprising. I know when I hear the theme tune for Huckleberry Hound – which hasn’t been for a long time, that I immediately think of fish and chips and can smell them I’m sure! Just a wee podcast about memories and what they areContinue reading “Memories are marvellous”
Shop to shop hopping
We love to shop,my cousin and ILike to get bargains, don’t like the price highI will buy retail, though only on saleShe loves perusing an Op shopping railOp shopping’s great if the company is goodCousin and I in our neighbourhoodCousin will chide me for buying retailOh, it’s a bargain I plaintively wailWhen we’re together, IContinue reading “Shop to shop hopping”
Tables are turned
At the moment I am in hospital recovering from an operation on my back. I am in a brand new building with a window onto a gorgeous view. This has been an interesting experience for a number of reasons. Before I get into this much more, I was working as a hospital Social worker forContinue reading “Tables are turned”
Pride goeth before a fall
It is a nice sunny day today and normally I would go for a bit of a walk around our beautiful garden. However, I am trying to limit my walking because my right leg keeps going numb and that doesn’t feel safe. So, risk minimization is the key for this next two days. I thinkContinue reading “Pride goeth before a fall”
My journey with Parkinsons 