My journey with Parkinson's

Just some thoughts of how various health conditions - including Parkinson's - impact on us and whether we are an 'old 64 year old' or a 'young 64 year old' as in my case. The number that is attached t...

4 Mar 202513min

Well, today was the sad day I said goodbye to my shiny red e-bike. I so enjoyed riding it, but I need to minimise risk. The sadness was lessened somewhat by the new owner's absolute joy in having boug...

3 Mar 20255min

Some thoughts on my Parkinson's after my operation. I wonder if the anaesthetic impacted on my Parkinson's.

1 Mar 202512min

Just a few thoughts about the culture I was brought up in where it was not done to 'blow your own trumpet'. I think with the complexity of this life with Parkinson's, we should celebrate when we have ...

26 Feb 202511min

As I called for other people with Parkinson's to come forward for an interview and to be heard, to start things off I interviewed my husband Ade.It was a great experience to hear from him publicly sup...

23 Feb 202535min

Following on from my blog I have written for the past four years and which I have now written over 600 posts, I decided to try my hand at podcasting. One of the reasons was I wanted the opportunity to...

22 Feb 20257min

I am at home now recovering from back surgery. It's hard to sit, or stand, or lie down or basically take any position for too long, so writing this is done in snippets!Feeling in a reflective move tod...

20 Feb 202511min

Thank you for checking out my podcasts. This is a relatively new venture for me and an expansion of my Blog 'Parkies and me - my journey with Parkinson's' I started writing the blog about a month afte...

20 Feb 20254min