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Moving on – A village or facility when and why?

I am a planner from way back. I like to know what is happening and when and although I don’t necessarily feel I need to work to a strict schedule, I do like to know I am in control. That makes me sound a bit of a control freak, but it just means that IContinue reading “Moving on – A village or facility when and why?”

Continence – A wee problem and a wee poem!

Every now and again I get the urge to write a poem about something in my life. Today I am going to a talk about continence issues, a subject that many of us may not admit to having. I hope you enjoy this poem. Continence – A wee problemThere seems to be a problem ofContinue reading “Continence – A wee problem and a wee poem!”

My knickers have shrunk in the wash…

A strange thing has been happening in my household of late. Somehow, all my knickers have shrunk in the wash. Stranger still, my jeans and my tops and my shirts all seem to have done the same. Surely, there cannot be any other reason why virtually all my clothes no longer seem to fit me?Continue reading “My knickers have shrunk in the wash…”

Parkinson’s is a Disease….?

What is a ‘Disease’ by definition? I have tried Dr Google and one response is as follows: ‘Any abnormal condition of the body or part of it, arising from any cause‘. However, to me to label Parkinson’s as a ‘Disease’ infers to me different meanings. I have always thought of something or someone as diseasedContinue reading “Parkinson’s is a Disease….?”

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!”