Presents vs Presence
Christmas is a time of year when we give presents. However, the best gift you can ever give anyone you love is your presence.
3 Jan 16min
Please help desk person - A poem
I'm sure it's not just me, but I do find that many help desk people talk too fast for me to grasp information and that can lead to frustration both for myself and for them.
31 Des 20257min
Seeking the positive
I know this diagnosis is a difficult one to accept and to be seeking the positive at times may seem impossible. However, I feel that I have been given the opportunity to make definite positive changes...
30 Des 202516min
Changing attitudes and priorities
In a bit of a reflective mood with the winding down of one year and looking forward to new adventures in 2026. Twenty year old me and 64 year old me, certainly in the intervening years have changed at...
29 Des 202516min
Is Christmas the same or is it different?
Some thoughts on Christmas and how as we change with Parkinson's we may need to find a way to do things differently and still keep the Person with Parkinson's (PWP) a part of the festivities.
22 Des 202517min
Forgetting
It seems that most people think that Parkinson's is only a movement disorder condition. However, there are also effects on cognition and memory that are less obvious, but can also be difficult to mana...
20 Des 202516min
Moving on - A village or facility, when and why?
This topic is because of a post on a PD Facebook page where a woman has lost her husband to PD. She now faces her own diagnosis, which was after losing him. Her grief must be immense.
15 Des 202510min
Ability vs Disability
The challenge of trying to get people to understand why I don't want to delay anything I want to do.
10 Des 20259min
