(Not) Lashing Out
It’s been a funny week. Actually That’s not true, it’s been anything but funny in a witty kind of way, but rather it has been unsettling. It started off pretty well, recording new stuff with Emma, learning tai chi, then descended into seriously unpleasant behaviour from someone in my networking sphere. It left me thinking … Read more
Menopause Be Damned
I have made myself a promise. Menopause be damned, I’m going to lose some of my excess weight. Though I’m finding out it’s an easier thing to say than to do. Like most things we want in life, the things we really, really crave are fiendishly difficult to achieve. I’ve been on a plateau for … Read more
Storm in a Candle
It’s been a funny old week. The weather has certainly turned and winter is now upon us. Our fire has been lit most nights and we’ve been gathered around trying to keep warm. I can’t complain too much mind, through the day it’s still 19 – 22 ish inside the house. Today it’s so cold … Read more
The Sting of Failure
May was an interesting month. We celebrated Mother’s Day in New Zealand, my eldest daughter in Otago, studying medicine, gleefully explained she now understood Mr D’s fatigue as she’d learned about beta blockers. My eldest son learned the frustration of teamwork. My only children now, fast becoming young adults themselves, the twins, also did well. … Read more
Diagnosis: Parkinson’s. Outlook: Hopeful
Diagnosis: Parkinson’s. Outlook: Hopeful | RSS.com Kitty and Emma discuss how they felt upon finding their diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Offering an irreverent look at real life with a chronic illness, there’s serious information mixed with fun and laughter.
Fun With Parkinson’s!
Kia ora, friends. It’s Kitty here. I want to share a little bit about our most recent Ordinary Life episode— one of the most honest and heartfelt conversations Emma and I have had on air. We called it “Fun with Parkinson’s”—a bit tongue-in-cheek, because really, fun isn’t the word I’d usually pair with a chronic … Read more
Maybe Forever
I have recently proved to myself, yet again, that exercise is key for those of us with Parkinson’s. We cannot afford to just skip a day or two, we must push every day. Perhaps we can take a day a week off. I’m not sure, but I tell you this for free, it helps me … Read more
Kitty & Emma: ‘Still’ Love Michael J Fox
Kitty and Emma discuss their feelings about the film “Still” by Michael J Fox. You can check out the wonderful Fox Foundation here.