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Seeking support and information

I have always found that when dealing with any difficult situation that ultimately I cannot avoid – or control – I must find ways to control and manage what I can. For me, information is the key. Learning as much as I can so that I can make informed choices and feel some element ofContinue reading “Seeking support and information”

It’s the little things

Now that I challenge my body every day to do more, I am noticing the little things are the things that bother me. I am fine with the big exercises and finding them hard, that’s natural. I’ve said before that I cried one day because I had to practice bringing my fork to my mouth.Continue reading “It’s the little things”

Learning, learning, learning

I remember when I first started a course in broadcasting. One of the teachers addressed the class and said, “I am not in the business of churning out students. I am in the business of creating life long learners!” I am drawing on that ethos now, as I become a life long learner about Parkinson’sContinue reading “Learning, learning, learning”

Building Exercise into my life

Now that I am doing my exercises every day, morning and night, I think I am starting to get more used to the idea that this is now part of my life. It takes me 30 minutes approximately each time – an hour in total – and when I think about it, that’s not aContinue reading “Building Exercise into my life”

Living a ‘Big’ life

I am learning every day from my physio about how to physically combat this thing I have christened ‘Parkies’. Parkies wants to make me ‘small’ in my movements, so to combat it, I must constantly and consciously think ‘big’. That means, when I am cooking a meal, I must stride across the kitchen with bigContinue reading “Living a ‘Big’ life”

Today is another day

Today is the first day that I have got up early on my day off to do my exercises. It is not so bad and it is my ‘exercise medicine’ so essential that I approach this with the right attitude. Yesterday was not such a good day and I accept that that is OK. WeContinue reading “Today is another day”

Tonight I cried

Warning: This is not a happy post! Tonight my Physiotherapist came to my home to help me with my exercise programme. What you need to understand is this is a programme tailoured to address the things that Parkies makes difficult for me. This is not your average ‘one size fits all’ gym programme. It isContinue reading “Tonight I cried”

Getting up and getting going

Day two of my programme of exercise. I decided I would get up an hour earlier than previously, so that I have plenty of time. I’ve never liked to rush in the mornings, so to help me focus on my exercises – and not the time – I’ve given myself extra time. The exercises takeContinue reading “Getting up and getting going”

Fresh Start

Today is the first morning getting up to do my exercises. I got up extra early as I wasn’t sure how I would find figuring out the exercises for myself. All in all, it’s not so bad, got through the exercises quicker than I thought – maybe I should slow them down? One of theContinue reading “Fresh Start”

The man with the plan…

Well, today is it. The day I start taking control of my body, showing it who is boss and getting into a focussed exercise programme designed specially for people with neurological disorders. Hence, ‘the man with the plan’ who will come to my home four days of every week for four weeks. Not only that,Continue reading “The man with the plan…”