Arthritis is a Bugger - a poem not about Parkinson's
Every now and then I drop a poem in the mix. It is another way for me to work through thoughts and feelings about some big stuff. Like many Parkies is not the only malady that plagues me!
12 Syys 20256min
"Just in case"
A phrase I've used many times in my life, so many times we do things 'just in case'
9 Syys 202511min
I can pick a Parkies - Can you?
I find that I can pick someone with Parkies if I am out and about. I think my diagnosis and my history with my parents means I am 'tuned in' to others with the same condition. But, if I see someone in...
8 Syys 20257min
When are we old or elderly?
Is it just a number that we reach at which we are officially old? There is a number when we become a teenage (13) or an adult in a lot of cultures (21), but what is the number when you are considered ...
5 Syys 202513min
Know me not for Parkinson's
Parkinson's is not my all. It is a blip. It doesn't deserve top billing. Think of me for everything that I am, not for a diagnosis that doesn't deserve to be given brain space.
2 Syys 20258min
Opposites really do attract
They say opposites attract and that is true. Some thoughts on how we support each other and try to understand each other. How we manage our differences and support each other's needs.
2 Syys 20258min
Beware of Disablers
We have all probably heard of enablers who encourage unhealthy activities or actions. But it is disablers, that this focusses on. People in our lives who take away our ability to do for ourselves and ...
21 Elo 20259min
It's not just "Shake and Shuffle"
Parkinson's is not just the physical symptoms that people might recognise. It is so much more and can be quite different for each individual.
16 Elo 202514min
