My new normal: Recharging my battery, being reunited with my orange frog and playing Scrabble with a missing tile

Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s changed me in lots of ways. At the time, I never thought I would feel ‘normal’ again, but it’s surprising how quickly we can adapt sometimes. What’s ‘normal’ anyway? I guess in this context, it’s what feels normal to each of us as individuals. Prior to my Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)…

An A to Z look back at the last decade

Acappella choir – I’ve been singing in an acappella choir led by the brilliant Gitika Partington since 2005. So, well over a decade now. The fact that I have been singing for so long says it all. It’s one of my favourite things. Blogging – I posted my first blog in September 2016. I never…

Changes, constant changes

Things are always changing. Our circumstances change. Our feelings change. People change. Organisations change. The weather changes. My Parkinson’s Disease symptoms change. Changes can be big or small or somewhere in between, but things don’t stay the same. That can be a good thing. I’m learning to accept these changes, and in doing so I’m…