Today life has crept up on me and I feel overwhelmed! It’s not just the recent diagnosis – although that’s quite enough, thank you very much – but a collection of ‘life stuff’ alongside it. As I’ve said previously, I have had bouts of depression in the past and some days I would wake upContinue reading “It’s OK to feel overwhelmed!”
Category Archives: self-care
I asked for help today…
Parkies or no Parkies, I think of myself as a professional woman who is usually confident in the work that I do. I admit that in part my confidence has been a bit rocked, but basically pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis I am still that functional professional woman. I have always had high expectations of myself andContinue reading “I asked for help today…”
Discussing the future
It is important to me, that I enjoy life here and now and don’t dwell on what might happen in the future too much. After all none of us have a crystal ball to predict what the future holds, with or without any kind of diagnosis. However, for me there was a conversation I feltContinue reading “Discussing the future”
Travel, memories and moments
I told my brothers as soon as I had the diagnosis. As I said to my husband, for the next 10 years and more – I’m aiming for at least 20 – we are going to spend time with those we love, build beautiful memories and live life to the full! We will travel –Continue reading “Travel, memories and moments”
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!”
My journey with Parkinsons 