For several months now, perhaps even up to a year, I have been getting up early in the morning and heading to the local pool at 6.00am. Three days a week, I turn up at the Aquatic Centre with an ever expanding array of accoutrements. When I first started going to the pool I usedContinue reading “Things are going swimmingly…”
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The embarrassing stuff…
Last night I was looking at a Facebook Page that I follow relating to Parkinson’s. It has been a source of many topics over the years when writing my blog and subsequently in doing my podcasts. I found a post by a woman called Donna Parkhurst, who has Parkinson’s and also has a podcast comingContinue reading “The embarrassing stuff…”
Impulse control and internet shopping – A confession!
I have always enjoyed shopping whether it be for clothes, perfume, new or used I like them all. I like to potter around in junky little second hand shops and op shops and all the usual shopping haunts. When I have been immobilized by my recovery from my operations and couldn’t get to shops, IContinue reading “Impulse control and internet shopping – A confession!”
Parent to child – Child to parent. When does it change?
It’s funny I think when we look back on our previous lives and sometimes we remember events quite differently than when we were amongst it. Bear with me, as I try to explain. When I have reminisced with my children – now very much adults, my youngest turning 40 at the end of the yearContinue reading “Parent to child – Child to parent. When does it change?”
Recovery or regression?
At the moment I am away for a few days with my husband. After four years of pain both from my knee and my back it is sometimes difficult to figure out what causes each new bout of pain. We were going for a gentle bush walk and I was feeling very tired right fromContinue reading “Recovery or regression?”
A Health Passport and other information…
One of the things about being a Social Worker, is that a good Social Worker is skilled at first getting information from a client or patient. This is important because the Social Worker can then ensure that they provide information and support in relation to that person’s individual needs and preferences. When a person isContinue reading “A Health Passport and other information…”
Do I want to know or do I not?
It sometimes seems to me when you have a ‘condition’ – I refuse to think of myself as ‘diseased’ – that reference to that condition crops up everywhere. Of course with social media being what it is and clever little algorithms (or whatever) stalk you and this affects what comes into your feed. While IContinue reading “Do I want to know or do I not?”
Some more thoughts about the fine line…
Well, yesterday I wrote a post called ‘there’s a fine line…’ and I have been thinking about how things went yesterday. Just reflecting on the game and perhaps trying to analyse why the other team played so much better than us. Of course, one reason is that they are known to be two of theContinue reading “Some more thoughts about the fine line…”
There’s a fine line…
I have never been what you might consider by any stretch of the imagination, to be athletic. I have never been particularly good at sports. The only two things that could be considered sporting pursuits that I have participated in have seen hockey – at school – and bowls. I did go to the gymContinue reading “There’s a fine line…”
Things are going swimmingly… or are they?
For months now, I have been going to the local swimming pool as I recover from my back operation in February 2025. It was recommended by the surgeon that I do aqua jogging as the best exercise especially in those early days. It is actually very basic. You strap a flotation belt on – IContinue reading “Things are going swimmingly… or are they?”
My journey with Parkinsons 