Generational shifts - Parent to Child - Child to Parent
For those of us who have parented, life goes through many changes. As we age and our hair turns to grey, it often seems that we are the ones one the receiving end of our childrens' ideas of what we sh...
14 Helmi 15min
So you've got Parkinson's - some thoughts and a poem
So you've got Parkinson's. Does that mean that everything else in your life must take a back seat and let this beast of a condition take over? No way, I say! Parkinson's is like the freebee you get wi...
10 Helmi 6min
A Health Passport and other information
A Health Passport can be a useful document to have when you have complex health issues. It is a way to record a person's needs and wishes for a time when they may not be able to speak for themselves. ...
6 Helmi 17min
Do I want to know, or do I not?
I'm not one for crystal ball gazing. For trying to guess what will happen in the future. I choose to focus on the here and now. But, with all the information that is directed to me relating to Parkins...
5 Helmi 13min
There's a fine line!
Sometimes it can be hard to gauge if what I am doing is too much or not enough. I am trying to increase my exercise tolerance, but yesterday my body told me I had overdone it!As I always keep saying "...
31 Tammi 15min
Tough times and tough decisions
With a condition like Parkinson's there will be some tough decisions to make along the way. When is a good time to have those discussions? Or is there even a 'good time' to discuss at all.Here's my th...
28 Tammi 13min
Things are going swimmingly?!!?
Who knew relearning how to swim would be such a challenge?
25 Tammi 7min
Feeling frustrated
Sometimes you just have one of those days don't you? When things just don't go right from the start and maybe you should have crawled back into bed! Today was one of those!
16 Tammi 16min
