I was recently trying to take photos of bubbles floating about in the air before they burst. There were so many beautiful bubbles but each time I never quite seemed to capture them all. I guess what we’re trying to do in taking photos, videos, any kind of recording is to capture a happy moment…
Category: Symptoms & treatments
Summer learning (happened so fast)
I’ve recently returned home from a Greek Island where I spent the week with 60 complete strangers, and we had the opportunity to take courses including creative writing, making mosaics, singing, mindfulness and yoga. Here are some of the lessons I learned… Standing tall… In order to stand tall and grow, we need strong roots….
Living with Parkinson’s – My reality
I’ve lived with knowing that I have Parkinson’s since October 2013. I’m now 40 years old. And I am lucky that up until I noticed my Parkinson’s symptoms, in late 2012, I had only experienced one major health issue in my life. I was in pretty good health for most of my life. It seems…
My guest blog for MS-UK
Towards the end of last year I was honoured to be invited to write a guest blog for the charity MS-UK. It’s been published today, so here it is: https://multiplesclerosisuk.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/guest-blog-living-with-parkinsons/
Long term conditions – a challenge
What does it mean to be diagnosed with, and to live with a long term condition? A long term condition is just that. A condition that you are stuck with long term. It’s incurable. It affects your quality of life and it isn’t going to go away. It is something that you have to learn…
My Parkinson’s journey – chapter 1
In Oct 2016 it will be 3 years since I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. At that time, I had very limited knowledge of Parkinson’s – I thought it only affected old people and the only symptom I knew about was a tremor. I’ve always been a fairly reserved, private person, so if you’d have…
Living with Parkinson's 