It was my privilege to interview Kimberley who has a Mum with Parkinson’s. Kimberley resides in Australia and her Mum in Canada, so she is in regular contact with family there. It was interesting to hear her comparison’s in relation to supports that would be available under the different country’s health schemes. Kimberley’s role asContinue reading “An interview – A daughter and professional view”
Category Archives: illness
Comorbidities Confuse Cause or cause confusion!
When you have a bunch of different health issues – ie. Comorbidities – it is sometimes difficult to know the cause of a new ache or pain and/or who to talk to about it! The risk of course is that we just shrug our shoulders and think it must be related to Parkinson’s when itContinue reading “Comorbidities Confuse Cause or cause confusion!”
Hold onto hope … never say never!
In 2021 we moved into our new home together with this little lady and her sister Gidget. Unfortunately, at just two weeks in Milly got out and we have never seen her since. We did all the things you do, put notices in all the lost pets options online. Rang vets, walked for miles callingContinue reading “Hold onto hope … never say never!”
Boom and Bust…
Over the past 20+ years I have been with my husband, I have had many operations. Finger joint replacements – yes, that is possible – I didn’t know you could until I was offered it. This was because of my arthritis. Four fingers in total. A shoulder operation for a frozen shoulder. Full knee replacementContinue reading “Boom and Bust…”
Let’s talk about memory, dementia and ski holidays
Memory takes many forms, from the mundane to the crucial – like remembering your meds – to those with an emotional overlay. My podcast is about that and so much more. I hope you will all soon be planning your ‘ski’ holidays…
Seeing your GP, Specialist or Physio/Allied Health
As we go down this road with Parkinson’s as the unwelcome hitchhiker that they are, we need to develop strategies to make the most of opportunities for help. One of the situations that it is important that we get right, is when we find ourselves in front of a medical professional or allied health. IContinue reading “Seeing your GP, Specialist or Physio/Allied Health”
This might help you – I know it helped me!
I have done a couple of new podcasts over the last day or two and I always encourage new followers to go back to the beginning of my blog, especially if they are newly diagnosed. I know that I often go back and re-read some of my blog posts and I can definitely see aContinue reading “This might help you – I know it helped me!”
Just a little prick…
This post is the first of a few that I have rattling round in my head from being in hospital. It is about the minimalization that some health practitioners can be guilty of and includes some funny moments I have experienced as a result. I am very limited with the time I can spend sittingContinue reading “Just a little prick…”
Anyone happy to be interviewed for my new podcast?
Hi, this is especially for those of my followers who have been with me on my journey with this blog and we have shared a lot together. That doesn’t preclude any new people. I have very few followers at the moment on the podcast, but hoping if I can get some good interviews that willContinue reading “Anyone happy to be interviewed for my new podcast?”
A hidden issue – how can I be seen?
I’ve written before in this blog about hidden disabilities and how challenging it can be to not only live with them, but for others to understand. I often use the analogy of a person in a wheelchair at the bottom of some steps. No reasonable person would expect them to be able to get upContinue reading “A hidden issue – how can I be seen?”
My journey with Parkinsons 