It’s a bright, sunny Autumn day and a perfect day for enjoying life’s simple pleasures. A day for spending time with friends or family soaking up the sunshine and fresh air. Today, for the first time in what seems ages I went for a bike ride with my good friend Christine. It was the firstContinue reading “Enjoying life’s simple pleasures”
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Training for life… Day 1
Yesterday, I met with my new trainer for the first time. We talked about my goals and what I liked to do at the gym and what I needed to do for my Parkinson’s. We have an appointment next week to start going through my programme. However, she said that I could come in toContinue reading “Training for life… Day 1”
How are you?
It seems to me that often we say things to each other that sounds like we are asking a particular question, but it turns out we are not? Let me explain. It is like when you go to the supermarket and a bubbly checkout person asks you ‘How are you today?’ The usual response isContinue reading “How are you?”
Exercise is good for you….but…
I am constantly learning about myself on this journey. I think more deeply about things than I did before in a number of ways. I have written before about ‘Exercise as medicine’ and there are many articles about the benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson’s. Some have been able to reduce their medications orContinue reading “Exercise is good for you….but…”
A pain in the arse…
Parkies is a pain in the arse… quite literally, or maybe not? Now that doesn’t really make sense perhaps, but here’s the deal. For some time now I have had a pain basically in my left buttock that then sends excruciating pain down my left leg. The pain’s favourite time to do this is aroundContinue reading “A pain in the arse…”
What this condition has taught me and how it makes me better at what I do…
Wow! That’s a long title… I had a meeting yesterday with my boss and we talked about various aspects of my role as a Social Worker. One of those aspects is that I need to do a certain amount of ‘professional development’ to maintain my professional registration each year. I asked if I could useContinue reading “What this condition has taught me and how it makes me better at what I do…”
A better person… trying to find balance in life
I had lunch this week with my daughter, my youngest child and mother of my three grand-daughters. We started to talk about my Parkinson’s and how I was doing and generally how it has affected me. Life is busy. I work four days a week in a busy and stressful job. I have a husbandContinue reading “A better person… trying to find balance in life”
Is this my future?
I went to my gym the other day and there was an older man sitting in the gym and something about him reminded me of Parkinson’s. The lack of expression on his face, a noticeable tremor, obvious weakness on one side of his body. It made me think of someone in the latter stages ofContinue reading “Is this my future?”
Being me… being you
This week my two oldest grand-children turn 13. If you haven’t guessed from the opening sentence, they are twins. They may be twins, but they are very much individuals. One of them goes with the flow, enjoys attention and seems quite relaxed about life, the other has never enjoyed being the focus of attention, ‘Oh,Continue reading “Being me… being you”
Flying in the face of convention…
Today I wore odd earrings. I didn’t mean to, but I noticed half way through the day that I had put on two totally different earrings. I know years ago I seemed to lose one of a pair of earrings and decided that rather than not wearing the remaining earrings I would mix and matchContinue reading “Flying in the face of convention…”
My journey with Parkinsons 