Self learning and growth – Page 30 – My journey with Parkinsons

Knowing (and accepting) when you need help!

I have always prided myself on my independence and have been loathe to accept help unless I really need it. In this latest chapter of my life journey, now more than ever I need to be more open to accepting help. As mentioned in my last post, I had a fall on 30/12 and injuredContinue reading “Knowing (and accepting) when you need help!”

Happy Anniversary to me… what I have learned in a year!

So, today is my Anniversary. The Anniversary of that visit to my Neurologist where he uttered the fateful words, ‘I have to tell you, you have Parkinson’s’. What a lot has happened in the intervening 12 months! My thoughts on living for 12 months with this diagnosis: Initial reaction – devastation. Feelings of hopelessness andContinue reading “Happy Anniversary to me… what I have learned in a year!”

Being Brave

I have been described by colleagues as being ‘brave’ but what does that mean to me? To me being brave is getting up every morning and doing my job, but it can also be waking up in the morning and saying ‘today I can’t go to work, I need a break and time out toContinue reading “Being Brave”

Peer Support

I have worked in a number of jobs where there have been support groups available for people with certain health conditions in common. These groups can be invaluable as people often have similar shared experiences and knowledge of what has – or hasn’t – helped for them. It reminds me of when I was aContinue reading “Peer Support”

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…”

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!”