Parkinson’s Causes Depression

I was at the hospital yesterday for a routine check up. You know the kind of thing. It was one of my supposed six-monthly checks, so naturally had taken eleven months to happen. The doctor was very nice and asked me all the usual questions. I walked up and down the corridor, watched carefully by … Read more

In Science We Trust

shows pill bottle and a pill blister pack with scattered yellow oval tablets.

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

Looking Good?

man wearing black kilt and black shirt with doc marten boots stood with folded arms looking off camera.

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

Image shows a graph that has increasing health with increasing parkinson symptoms.

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