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)…

A new normal – not picture perfect

Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s has been described as ‘having all the pieces of your life thrown up into the air and then landing wherever they land’. I think that’s a good description which could apply to any long term condition. Like pieces of a jigsaw all muddled up with pieces missing, or even pieces from…