Parkies …. it’s no joke!
I was reading a post on a Parkinson’s Facebook page I belong to. It was on the subject of people making jokes about Parkinson’s. They said, “Recently Wendy asked a question about how to handle a thoughtless comment making fun of someone with PD in her presence when she has been recently diagnosed.” Sometimes it…
Keep readingMedications and sickness
The last few days have been difficult ones as I unfortunately managed to get some kind of stomach bug. I have had three days of changing symptoms, all of which seemed like classic COVID symptoms. However, I have tested myself 3 x and have been clear. So the first day, I just felt really rotten…
Keep readingBeing honest and not always positive!
I read today another PD person’s Blog about feeling less than positive and her symptoms getting on top of her for the last few days or so. She is usually a very positive person, but she is having a bad run of it at present and she was apologising for writing a less than positive…
Keep readingDo unto others…
Being raised a Catholic – one very lapsed Catholic I might add – there is a prayer somewhere that goes ‘Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you’. I think that is something that we should all keep in mind as we go through life. As much as possible I try…
Keep readingJust because life is not all about Parkinson’s
A poem I wrote over 20 years ago after meeting my wonderful husband online. I always say he is the best internet shopping bargain I’ve ever had. A wee bit of Friday Fun! Ode to Shopping for Shoes and finding a mate Been sitting here thinking and considered with care And now here’s my thoughts…
Keep readingPlease don’t disable me before my time….
I was having lunch the other day with some of my colleagues and I was talking about how my husband caught me climbing on a ladder in the garden. I had looked up while putting some netting on my cherry tree, when I saw him looking through the window in our bedroom. When I went…
Keep readingI’ll keep you in my mirror Layla…
Inspired by a bike ride with my grand-daughter today. Also, a metaphor for watching over her as she grows. I’ll keep you in my mirror Layla I’ll keep you in my mirror Layla and watch you as you ride I’ll keep you in my mirror, till we are side by side I’ll keep you in…
Keep readingSleep …Zzzzzz
I don’t know whether it is just a natural part of the ageing process, but I find that I can’t seem to go to bed early these days. It may be part of Parkinson’s perhaps, but I find if I go to bed before about 11.00pm I stay awake for much longer. It also helps…
Keep readingIf you care, will you go into care?
I was reading a post by someone on a Facebook Page for people with Parkinson’s and their carers tonight. It was posted by the daughter of someone who has Parkinson’s and whose husband has become her carer. Both parents are in their 80’s. Doctors have recommended that the Mother with Parkinson’s needs to go into…
Keep readingFreedom
What does freedom mean to me? It is the ability to do what I want and be who I want. To be able to make my own decisions. It is about being able to do things for myself and to gain satisfaction in doing so. It is also about being able to go where I…
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