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!”
Category Archives: self-care
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”
We are not ‘us’ at the moment
A bit of a sad, reflective post today. But that is what this podcast and my blog have been created for. Not just for the happy times, but also the bare reality of being a person with Parkinson’s and other health issues. It is also my acknowledgement, that it is not just me that isContinue reading “We are not ‘us’ at the moment”
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…”
Memories are marvellous
Memories are sparked in so many ways and sometimes it is surprising. I know when I hear the theme tune for Huckleberry Hound – which hasn’t been for a long time, that I immediately think of fish and chips and can smell them I’m sure! Just a wee podcast about memories and what they areContinue reading “Memories are marvellous”
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”
“The Bloodsucker’s Curse” – A podcast and poem
I have been cursed with really tricky veins and have had even the most experienced phlebotomist (there is no rhyme …) have to give up and walk away defeated. It has been consistently a problem and I get tense every time someone requires that I have blood taken. It is usually preceded by something like,Continue reading ““The Bloodsucker’s Curse” – A podcast and poem”
Feeling nostalgic and the ‘not so walk in wardrobe’
I really am blessed with the family that I have here in Christchurch and of course the others further afield. I have been in a reflective mood today as I prepare myself for my operation on Monday, but that’s another story… My cousin and I have become really good friends since we moved closer toContinue reading “Feeling nostalgic and the ‘not so walk in wardrobe’”
My journey with Parkinsons 