Other people’s attitudes – Page 28 – My journey with Parkinsons

Peer Support

I have worked in a number of jobs where there have been support groups available for people with certain health conditions in common. These groups can be invaluable as people often have similar shared experiences and knowledge of what has – or hasn’t – helped for them. It reminds me of when I was aContinue reading “Peer Support”

To tell or not to tell that is the question!

One of the first discussions my husband and I had following my diagnosis, was how soon to tell people, especially at work. Being a very private person, his take was “you don’t have to rush into telling people”. I thought about this for a nano-second – yes, I can be very decisive when I wantContinue reading “To tell or not to tell that is the question!”

The journey to diagnosis

First a bit of background about me. I am the youngest of four children and the only girl of an English Father and Kiwi mother. As it turned out, both my parents ended up with Parkinson’s in their late 50’s (my Dad) and mid 60’s (my Mum). As far as I know, no-one else inContinue reading “The journey to diagnosis”