It’s been a busy time on holiday in the UK. I have said more than once that I will need a holiday after this holiday! We are packing in lots of adventures, both big and small and I am finding that I am really tired, really quickly it seems. I have worried out loud toContinue reading “So tired, so very tired…”
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Time for a check in…
We have been staying in Goathland a beautiful village in the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors. We arrived here on Sunday 4 June and we leave on Sunday 11 June to go visit friends for a few days. Unfortunately, we started our week in the Yorkshire Moors with a car crash. Luckily I was the onlyContinue reading “Time for a check in…”
Newly diagnosed and stages….
I was reading a post on Facebook regarding a woman whose husband had just been diagnosed with PD at age 61. I was interested to read that he was assessed by a Neurologist as being at ‘stage 2’. I wonder what that even means? What value does labelling stages have? Is this helpful I wonder?Continue reading “Newly diagnosed and stages….”
From adversity comes strength…
We have now left my husband’s sister’s farm and have travelled to Goathland in Yorkshire. For anyone who doesn’t know, the village was the setting for a programme called “Heartbeat” We left this morning and we were going well and making good time and looking like getting to Goathland in good time. However, we wereContinue reading “From adversity comes strength…”
I’m feeling very old… (A poem)
I’m feeling very old as I’m puffing up the hillI’ve gone and caught a bug and the cough is with me stillI’m walking with a stick because my right knee’s bungThere’s nothing like a stick to feel no longer youngI’ll still go out for walks, but seem to tire quickMy Parkies’ not to blame it’sContinue reading “I’m feeling very old… (A poem)”
Stress strategy…
We are humming along with our UK holiday and all is going well. Apart that is, from my having a really annoying cough that doesn’t want to go away. It’s not unusual for me to have some sort of lurgy, so I am just working my way through my stock of Paracetamol, cough mixture andContinue reading “Stress strategy…”
On the train again…
Farewell to the Scottish Highlands as we sit on the train to Glasgow from Fort William. From there we catch a train to Edinburgh and another change or two before we get back to the farm in Leicester. The weather in Scotland the last few days has been amazing, blue skies with not a cloudContinue reading “On the train again…”
Glasgow the place to go… Train travel the way to go …
We spent a few days in Glasgow with some good friends of my husband’s. To get there we took a train trip and we were picked up by our friend. A few things to think about if you are thinking of traveling by train. We have a base in Leicester with my husband’s sister, soContinue reading “Glasgow the place to go… Train travel the way to go …”
Keep on trying… Don’t give up!
I was reading a post on the Facebook page for people with Parkinson’s. They were talking about how those of us with Parkies sometimes give up things we enjoy due to our condition. Perhaps sometimes I wonder if it is fear of failure or losing face in front of others? She went on to talkContinue reading “Keep on trying… Don’t give up!”
Time to rest before the next adventure…
Right now I am sitting in my sister-in-law’s lounge resting up after a busy week boating. It’s lovely to be back with family and telling them all about our adventures. While I was on the boat I was able to do everything I needed to do and my knee coped very well. Off the boatContinue reading “Time to rest before the next adventure…”
My journey with Parkinsons 