Just Another Awareness Day

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It’s almost World Parkinson’s Day. It’s something big on my calendar yet I’m sure to most people it’s ‘just another awareness day.’ In the six years I have had this disease I have seen the Covid-19 pandemic sweep the world and an effective vaccination program created and rolled out worldwide.  Yet the drugs I am … Read more

Resistance is Futile

I like early mornings. Which is lucky, because I get a lot of them, being woken up with an aching leg. That I’m not so keen on. I also like late nights, I’ve always been a night owl,  but a steady mix of work, early mornings and child-care is slowly putting paid to the later … Read more

Friends Forever

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I have been ruminating on much. I often do. Then I think,  “I’ll write that for the blog!” yet I don’t. Writing for a blog is great. It’s cathartic and all that. Yet it too can become a chore. Well, it can when you think that you have to write about a specific subject. In … Read more

Kitty & Mike – Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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Kitty talks to Mike who received 30mins of CPR after a Sudden Cardiac Arrest whilst riding his motorbike at a race event. Trigger Warning – contains discussion of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and its impact. May be upsetting for some people. Kitty & Mike – Sudden Cardiac Arrest | RSS.com Catch up with Kitty on Instagram, … Read more

In Science We Trust

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my experiences whilst having Covid-19. I think the strangest thing that came out of all of that was the amount of vitriol I received. Anger and nasty comments from anti-vaccination people who read the title of my post along with the image of a testing strip, and … Read more

Caution! Covid!

I have not written in a while. I honestly should begin everything with that sentance. I have excuses. We always have those too.  This week I have the best excuse, I have had Covid. Yes. It finally happened. Here’s my experience of Covid-19 and Parkinson’s. I have to begin by stating that I had been … Read more

Looking Good?

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There is so much misinformation about so many things, but I hear lots of crazy things about people with Parkinson’s. Whilst looking up songs for my upcoming first radio show about (naturally) Parkinson’s Disease, (other disabilities and illnesses will be discussed) I found this little gem.  “On average, people with Parkinson’s die about 16 years … Read more

Beware the Wolves

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If you were offered a chance to live without illness you’d take it, right? The golden promise of health, and longevity without too much effort? Or without any effort at all? Imagine if you are living with an inconvenient chronic illness. How tempting it could be to have a golden carrot dangled close to you, … Read more

Get Fit Quick!

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Want to get fit quick? Lose weight? Shed excess belly fat? How’d you like stunning legs? Have that perfect Beach-babe body that everyone else is just desperate for- in just three weeks? I will tell you how to achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. Keep reading. The Answer is simple and I can guarantee … Read more