Sometimes the things that give us the most pleasure can also cause the most pain. In this instance, I am talking about my return to bowls. This morning, I had my very first ever bowling competition in a singles match between myself and another woman who has been bowling only a very short time. IContinue reading “Am I too hard on myself?”
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A world of pain and uncertainty
How does anyone ‘do life’ if there is an almost total lack of certainty? Add to that a healthy dose of pain and – it seems – as I said to someone this morning ‘every pain medication known to mankind’ life feels a bit tough at the moment. That’s the understatement of the year, that’sContinue reading “A world of pain and uncertainty”
Youth vs Age and wisdom?
I was fortunate to have my three grand daughters to stay the night this weekend. Two of them are teenagers and still finding their identities and yet – it seems – feel ready to make decisions about their future lives. One of them reminds me so much of her Mum at the same age andContinue reading “Youth vs Age and wisdom?”
Balance, it’s all about balance…
Sometimes it is difficult to know how much, or indeed how little, you should do in the way of exercise. I am a firm believer in the fact that often we need to work past the pain to make the gains. No pain, no gain, right! That is all well and good, but how doContinue reading “Balance, it’s all about balance…”
‘You’re looking grumpy!’
I read with interest a post on the Facebook page that I follow for those affected by PD and those that support them. In the post the person was talking about their behaviours and how they may not always be fully aware of them. At times they say that their children had thought they were angryContinue reading “‘You’re looking grumpy!’”
My journey with Parkinsons 