Recently diagnosed with Parkinsons' this Blog is about my personal experience with getting a diagnosis, dealing with the diagnosis and what has helped me. It is hoped that by sharing my experiences, I can encourage others to take the step to seek a diagnosis and to find a way to 'live well' with a path we did not choose, but that we must walk. I call it "Parkies" because it makes it sound a little less serious and maybe even a bit "friendly" for if I cannot avoid the association I can perhaps find a way to walk with it.
This is a topic I have touched on before, but one that continues to challenge me. I know that Parkinson’s at some point leads to weight loss, but at the moment my issue is quite the reverse. Some of it is ‘comfort eating’ because we have had a very stressful time of it over theContinue reading “A weighty problem”
My journey with Parkinsons