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)…

Scrabbling to do my best at each new turn

My favourite board game is Scrabble. Maybe it’s because I like words and writing. Often I’ll almost have a brilliant word – if only I had one particular letter, or if only I had somewhere to put my word on the board. When I had some, but not all, of the letters needed to make…