We have been fortunate this past week to have my oldest brother and my sister-in-law visiting from Melbourne, Australia. I am the youngest of four siblings and the only girl. It was lovely to reminisce about growing up and the things he remembered or knew about our parents and grandparents were good to hear. LotsContinue reading “Siblings”
Category Archives: Self learning and growth
Tips for travelers
We have just returned from a couple of days away in Queenstown, New Zealand. I thought I would share some of the things that we found useful. Firstly, we had originally planned to go on this trip in October 2024, but postponed it till now because of my pain and mobility issues stemming from myContinue reading “Tips for travelers”
Today will be a better day
Since posting yesterday I have had a reasonable sleep and feel a bit better for it. Also, one of my long term followers talked a lot of sense in a comment about how I was doing a lot out of the ordinary and therefore it’s not surprising I have not been at my best. IContinue reading “Today will be a better day”
Having a bit of a day…
Currently, my husband and I are in Queenstown having a short break for a few days. Things have been going well and this has been a trip that we had postponed from October last year due to my back issues. I brought my walking stick with me and also my walking poles in case IContinue reading “Having a bit of a day…”
A weighty problem…
I freely admit that I have put on a lot of weight in the last 2-3 years. A lot of it is because first I had a very painful knee and needed a knee replacement and then I no sooner recovered from that, and I had a new pain to contend with. This time theContinue reading “A weighty problem…”
Speech Language Therapy and Parkinson’s – An interview
I had the privilege of interviewing Kirstie, a Speech Language Therapist that I had worked with as a colleague and also benefitted by her expertise as a patient. ‘Speechies’ as they are affectionately referred to by those of us that work or worked on the ward, do incredible work with patients. They truly can makeContinue reading “Speech Language Therapy and Parkinson’s – An interview”
Comorbidities Confuse Cause or cause confusion!
When you have a bunch of different health issues – ie. Comorbidities – it is sometimes difficult to know the cause of a new ache or pain and/or who to talk to about it! The risk of course is that we just shrug our shoulders and think it must be related to Parkinson’s when itContinue reading “Comorbidities Confuse Cause or cause confusion!”
Tell your story before it is lost – podcast
Here is a longer look at the topic of telling our stories. How many of us have regretted not asking more about our family history when we had the chance? Although for us, our lives might have seemed too ordinary for anyone to be interested in, for our children and grandchildren they may love toContinue reading “Tell your story before it is lost – podcast”
Hold onto hope … never say never!
In 2021 we moved into our new home together with this little lady and her sister Gidget. Unfortunately, at just two weeks in Milly got out and we have never seen her since. We did all the things you do, put notices in all the lost pets options online. Rang vets, walked for miles callingContinue reading “Hold onto hope … never say never!”
Keeping up with language and meaning…
Even if we pride ourselves on being a good communicator, there can be a barrier to communication with those not of our era. Much as we might love each other, it can be difficult to understand due to use of words that are in the current time in which we find ourselves. Teenagers and childrenContinue reading “Keeping up with language and meaning…”
My journey with Parkinsons 