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
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
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
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
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
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
It’s been nearly two months since we married and we’ve had nothing resembling a honeymoon. We finally took off on Thursday night for the wilds of the South Wairarapa Coast of New Zealand. We could do this thanks to the assistance of husband number one, who was happy to take my children for a few … Read more
By popular demand, the wedding dance that shocked the lot of you! Or maybe not, as this was the wedding of Mike and Kitty, so you never quite knew what was going to happen! Have fun, be kind, just do it.
When you’re generally lazy and kind of got too much to do already sticking to a health regime is not easy. Yet as I stared at the bathroom scales and they kind of stared back diapassionatly I realised it was time to shove all excuses aside. I’m going to be honest here, my portion sizes … Read more
Checking In I have been pondering many things recently. Some time ago I read an article that stated Parkinson’s was a weird thing where you adjusted, got used to it, then noticed it changed over time. So you adjust again, get used to it, and so on. I think I’ve been adjusting. There’s been lots … Read more