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Warm knees and Warm memories

Just over four months ago I started a project to crochet knee rugs for one of the local resthomes. They are just the right size to cover knees and laps when sitting in a chair or wheelchair and won’t get in the way of wheels. I started doing them because I wanted something to doContinue reading “Warm knees and Warm memories”

Sharing Easter with our Grandson

This weekend our grandson had a very big adventure flying down from Wellington to stay in Christchurch with us for Easter weekend. He was an ‘unaccompanied minor’ and was looked after by air crew. We were waiting for him at the airport and were greeted by a very happy young boy with a hug andContinue reading “Sharing Easter with our Grandson”

For my friends… I know it was hard for you to say!

My friends had the difficult job of telling me some honest truths about my symptoms, which unfortunately I didn’t realise had become noticeable… So, I wrote them a poem. I cruise through life so slowly and try to do my bestI’m grateful for my family, for I am truly blessedAlthough I do have Parkies, IContinue reading “For my friends… I know it was hard for you to say!”

Terrible typo…

I was just re-reading my previous post about my checkup with the surgeon who operated on my knee. For some reason, I had put that I was recovering from ‘a significant car accident’. No idea where that came from, but it illustrates that I must be very careful in proof reading before I publish inContinue reading “Terrible typo…”

The magic of grandchildren…

This weekend we have our three grand-daughters for a couple of days. It seems like ages since we have had them to stay due to a number of factors, such as my operation and COVID in their household. As with any teens and pre-teens, the girls love their smartphones and are frequently on their devices. However, theyContinue reading “The magic of grandchildren…”

My needy knee…

It is now just on six weeks since I had my knee replacement surgery on 29/11/23. I am told that I am doing well by my husband, my surgeon and my physiotherapist. However, for me – as ever impatient to get on – it feels like slow process and that it is taking forever. This experience has certainlyContinue reading “My needy knee…”

What’s the worst thing that could happen?

When you look into Parkinson’s on ‘Dr Google’ there are so many ways that this condition can affect us. It is mind boggling how many things can happen. There is pain, there are tremors, mobility and balance issues and of course cognitive effects. Of all the things that come with it, there is one thingContinue reading “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”

A Blog about a Blog…

I started this Blog approximately January 2021. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s by Dr Tim Anderson in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15/12/2020. As most of us would be I felt a number of emotions which were quite overwhelming. I had suspected I think for some time, that I had Parkinson’s and so I was notContinue reading “A Blog about a Blog…”

Poetry to order?

Those of you that follow my Blog will have noticed I have posted some of my poetry recently. My husband – and biggest fan – has often said that I should publish a book of my poetry. So, one day after one of these conversations recently, I contacted a publisher to enquire how to goContinue reading “Poetry to order?”