Seeking the positive…
A diagnosis of Parkinson’s may be difficult to put in a positive light, but it is something that I try to do as much as possible. The diagnosis has spurred me on to make the most of life and not to just cruise along doing the same old things. I have made a concerted effort…
Keep readingChanging attitudes and priorities…
I have certainly lived a variety of wide and vivid lives over the years. I have morphed into various versions of myself, sometimes knowingly and willingly, sometimes moulded and controlled versions. The 18-20 year old young woman who married at 18 and had their first child at 20 started out – even though I had…
Keep readingChristmas just the two of us… and Christmas stress
Today is Boxing Day and we have come home from our night away and an amazing Christmas Day where the food was incredible. Best of all, no prep, no dishes, no tidying up, no pressure or stress. Christmas Eve, I commented several times that this was the most relaxed I have been my entire life…
Keep readingIs Christmas still the same or different?
Here we are on 22/12/25 in the countdown to Christmas. Three days to go for children and grandchildren to be excited for a visit from Santa. Three days to prepare all the things that need to be prepared for things – hopefully – to go smoothly on the day. This year though, for us it…
Keep readingForgetting….
When I open up to people about my Parkinson’s – which I often do early on – one of the first things they tend to say is that I don’t look like someone with Parkinson’s. They also say that they don’t notice any issues with standing, walking or tremors. All of the above is true.…
Keep readingMoving on – A village or facility when and why?
I am a planner from way back. I like to know what is happening and when and although I don’t necessarily feel I need to work to a strict schedule, I do like to know I am in control. That makes me sound a bit of a control freak, but it just means that I…
Keep readingGive a busy woman a job…
A saying that’s been around for ages and I think the rest of it goes “…if you want something done”. That applies to me, because the busier I am the more determined I am to get things done. So, even though we are not having Christmas Day with family as such, we are having a…
Keep readingChoosing new tattoo…
Not long after leaving my children’s father, I got my first tattoo. It was a reaction to my having been married young and now divorced and feeling like I had slipped into being almost middle aged and boring even though I wasn’t even 30! I wanted to do something to show my new independence and…
Keep readingAbility vs Disability
As anyone who follows my blog will know, as I recovered first from my knee replacement surgery and then from my back operation – which was a major – my primary aim has always been to get back to bowls. I feel lucky to be able to now play bowls again and I was able…
Keep readingHave I been offensive?
I have been looking at a comment that has been made on my blog about the term ‘Parkies’ which is in the title of my Blog and appears from time to time in entries and in my podcasts. The comment was along the lines that ‘Parkies’ has been – and still may be for some…
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