When I was growing up, there were people in our lives who we called Auntie or Uncle and we always thought of them as that. Several years passed before I remember having a conversation with my Mum and I asked whose side of the family this Auntie and Uncle came from. Mum then told meContinue reading “Friends to Family, Family to Friends”
Category Archives: Hard times
Which is caused by my back and what is my Parkinson’s?
Although I have retired as of 9/5/2024, I still feel that my Parkinson’s at this stage is not obvious to many around me. I’m not sure sometimes whether that is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s a good thing I think in many ways, because I don’t want the world at large toContinue reading “Which is caused by my back and what is my Parkinson’s?”
Tap, tap, tapping away…
Every now and again, I check in with myself and try to analyze whether there are any new symptoms or increase in symptoms already present. At the moment, I think I am still functioning reasonably well in most areas, but there have been a few things that I have noticed. Those are the main thingsContinue reading “Tap, tap, tapping away…”
What happens after??
Many years ago I worked as a Social Worker in the community with people with dementia and their partners/husbands/wives and other family members who needed support. There were groups available for people in the early stages of dementia, support groups for family members and volunteers to help support the carers and people with dementia. AContinue reading “What happens after??”
Being on the receiving end…
For twenty years I have been a Social Worker retiring in May of this year. I have been accustomed to having some hard conversations with patients and their partner or other family members. I always knew it must be hard to hear that they needed to go into residential care, but I never fully putContinue reading “Being on the receiving end…”
I miss being me…
You might think that is a bit of a strange thing to say and it probably is. The me that I miss, is the me that is independent and does her own thing. The me that spur of the moment, will jump in her car and go look at Op Shops or go look aroundContinue reading “I miss being me…”
Tis the season for family and forgiveness
I don’t know if other people do this very much, but today I have gone through my Facebook friends and my contacts on my phone and reviewed whether they are still friends that I am in contact with. If I don’t feel like we are in contact anymore, I have culled them. The interesting thingContinue reading “Tis the season for family and forgiveness”
You don’t know what people are dealing with…
I was talking to a friend recently about their relationship, which as it turns out, is not what we might have thought it was. She has been living with a very controlling spouse and she has done her best to keep this under wraps, so that most who know her would not have guessed. IContinue reading “You don’t know what people are dealing with…”
The familiar, the ordinary
Generally speaking, the familiar or the ordinary in our lives gives us a feeling of comfort or safety. A known quantity or experience to be relied upon. However, there are times when the familiar or the ordinary or what has become so, is not a good or safe thing. My second marriage became an unsafeContinue reading “The familiar, the ordinary”
I miss being part of a team….
My husband and I have been a strong team, just the two of us ever since we met. We know what we each need to be happy and we try very much to support each other to get those things that support us. It has been us against the world at times and more frequentlyContinue reading “I miss being part of a team….”
My journey with Parkinsons 