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
I used I date artist named Brendan. He was heaps of fun. He and I often joked that New Year was a strange time. And there was always someone making unreasonable demands or causing a row on New Year’s Eve, usually as the clock struck midnight. This week I myself decided to face up to … Read more
Time. An odd concept. They say “time and tide wait for no man.” (I suppose the same can be said of woman, but it was written in a different age.) However time is indeed precious. When one is young it seems as though time is interminable and endless, a yearning chasm of desperately waiting. Waiting … Read more
If you had little to no knowledge of the condition, and you were asked to imagine someone with Parkinson’s I’m fairly sure you wouldn’t think of me. I don’t fit the typical mould of someone who has this disease. Yet I don’t think anyone who hears those words “you have Parkinson’s” thinks “oh sure, that’s … Read more
Being told that you have an incurable disease is an unpleasant experience. Discovering that it’s degenerative even more so. The world expects. You’re expected to decline. You’re expected to not do well. You’re expected to be sick, take it easy. In addition age brings with it certain expectations. Weight gain, loss of mobility and ease … Read more
It’s been a funny old week. I’ve been thrown in at the deep end a little at work, raised a good amount for charity and personally struggled with my own health. I mean, I know that I have something that officially is degenerative, but who wants to really admit that? I prefer to live in … Read more
It’s that time of year when we in the Parkinson’s Community begin to talk of ‘doing something’ for World Parkinson’s Day (WPD). For the uninitiated, WPD is 11th April, which is James Parkinson’s birthday. On this most auspicious day there may be campaigns. Parkinson’s UK is urging people to ‘turn it blue’ and dress in … Read more
Kitty Fitton talks about having to accept changes in life and coming to terms with making difficult decisions. People have odd perceptions and she wants to kick back!
