This podcast is about the challenges of supporting someone with Parkinson’s. For the person with Parkinson’s themselves to know what they need is difficult enough, but being able to convey that to others can be a real challenge. On the one hand, we want to maintain independence, on the other hand we may get upsetContinue reading “I pity those who support me – Podcast”
Category Archives: Self learning and growth
Which is caused by my back and what is my Parkinson’s?
Although I have retired as of 9/5/2024, I still feel that my Parkinson’s at this stage is not obvious to many around me. I’m not sure sometimes whether that is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s a good thing I think in many ways, because I don’t want the world at large toContinue reading “Which is caused by my back and what is my Parkinson’s?”
Pods and Blogs and odds and sods…
As the title might suggest, this is a blog post about many things. Firstly, Podcasts or ‘Pods’ for short. I am enjoying doing the podcasts more than I thought I would. I did my first interview via ZOOM yesterday and posted it on here this morning. Call me biased, but I think they came outContinue reading “Pods and Blogs and odds and sods…”
Perfect imperfection and Parkinsons
For those of us with a condition like Parkinson’s we know that there will be a gradual worsening as we go along. There are many facets to Parkinsons and every person experiencing it can be quite different in how the condition manifests itself. While there is no cure for Parkinsons – as yet – thereContinue reading “Perfect imperfection and Parkinsons”
Being on the receiving end…
For twenty years I have been a Social Worker retiring in May of this year. I have been accustomed to having some hard conversations with patients and their partner or other family members. I always knew it must be hard to hear that they needed to go into residential care, but I never fully putContinue reading “Being on the receiving end…”
I miss being me…
You might think that is a bit of a strange thing to say and it probably is. The me that I miss, is the me that is independent and does her own thing. The me that spur of the moment, will jump in her car and go look at Op Shops or go look aroundContinue reading “I miss being me…”
I should have left well enough alone… Podcast perils!
Some of you may have noticed that I have started to add Podcasts to my blog. These have been made from start to finish, wholly and solely by me, with no technical assistance whatsoever from anyone other than Youtube vids! So, I decided to take out the music intro and outro on my Podcasts andContinue reading “I should have left well enough alone… Podcast perils!”
The way we live now and the words that we use…
I find myself talking sometimes and halfway through a conversation, I think, ‘OMG, I feel and sound like an old person’ I say the sort of things my parents used to say to me, way back in the mists of time. I have caught myself looking at a young girl in a short skirt andContinue reading “The way we live now and the words that we use…”
Tis the season for family and forgiveness
I don’t know if other people do this very much, but today I have gone through my Facebook friends and my contacts on my phone and reviewed whether they are still friends that I am in contact with. If I don’t feel like we are in contact anymore, I have culled them. The interesting thingContinue reading “Tis the season for family and forgiveness”
Pushing my poor tired brain…
I have been pushing my poor tired brain recently in a number of ways. I continue to write this blog when I can. Having a two-hour morphine induced ‘Nanna Nap’ in the middle of the day, cuts into my day quite a lot. I also want to spend time with my husband when he isn’tContinue reading “Pushing my poor tired brain…”
My journey with Parkinsons 