If you are in the early stages of Parkies and even those a few years down the track, there seems to be a lot of variation in when or if people have commenced any sort of medication. This podcast talks about my choice which was to medicate immediately on the advice of my very experiencedContinue reading “To medicate or not to medicate that is the question…”
Category Archives: Other people’s attitudes
Elder Abuse – CEO Greta Bond, Age Concern an interview
So, this week it has been my great privilege to interview Greta Bond, CEO of Age Concern Canterbury. She is passionate about working with older people and she is a great subject to interview. There were some technical difficulties with the recording and my voice is not as clear as it should be, but theContinue reading “Elder Abuse – CEO Greta Bond, Age Concern an interview”
“I’ve been watching you play” A poem about bowls
Just wrote this wee poem the other day about how things are with me and bowls at the moment. Here’s the typed version and I will put a link up for the podcast, because I think poems are always better read out. I do take liberties with the English language sometimes, in the interests ofContinue reading ““I’ve been watching you play” A poem about bowls”
When is old, old?
I did a podcast yesterday about aging. As in the title, ‘When is old, old?’ The number you have reached chronologically does not necessary reflect your abilities and does not necessarily preclude you from certain activities. As in the case of my selling my e-bike recently at just shy of 64, this was a personalContinue reading “When is old, old?”
Podcast interviews anyone keen?
So, for those of you who are new to my efforts and for those of you who are not, I am reaching out to see if anyone can assist me with my podcast. One of the reasons I decided to add a podcast on to my blog, is that I wanted the ability to interviewContinue reading “Podcast interviews anyone keen?”
Some future proofing thoughts
Thinking back to when I first had the first discussion with my husband and moving from a two storey house that we loved to a single storey home. He had at the time thought that it was too early to move, as I was very much in the early stages of my diagnosis. However, itContinue reading “Some future proofing thoughts”
Accepting our limits as we age…
On the surface of it, this could sound less than positive, or perhaps that I am giving up. Far from it, I have been awaiting back surgery and finally had it on 3/2/25. It is early days yet of course, but I have been reviewing my goals for my recovery. Prior to going to surgeryContinue reading “Accepting our limits as we age…”
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…”
Tables are turned
At the moment I am in hospital recovering from an operation on my back. I am in a brand new building with a window onto a gorgeous view. This has been an interesting experience for a number of reasons. Before I get into this much more, I was working as a hospital Social worker forContinue reading “Tables are turned”
Pride goeth before a fall
It is a nice sunny day today and normally I would go for a bit of a walk around our beautiful garden. However, I am trying to limit my walking because my right leg keeps going numb and that doesn’t feel safe. So, risk minimization is the key for this next two days. I thinkContinue reading “Pride goeth before a fall”
My journey with Parkinsons 