Exercise Outdoors
#1 Loweswater Corpse Road
The first of my ‘walks for the wobbly’ did not disappoint, and helped me set a benchmark for future walks. But if I’m to be a good walking companion, I need to make a few tweaks for my next outing.
The first of my ‘walks for the wobbly’ did not disappoint, and helped me set a benchmark for future walks. But if I’m to be a good walking companion, I need to make a few tweaks for my next outing.
Relax. Let your mind go blank. It’s a tall order for me, with lots of squeaky, needy voices in my head all talking at once like an ill-disciplined Zoom call. I need someone else’s calm, comforting voice in my ears.
If you go past my house and hear me shouting ‘Cromarty!’ Rockall!’ ‘Dogger!’ rest assured that I am not harassing a bunch of lively Labradors. I’m training my brain with the Shipping Forecast.
Parkinson’s didn’t stop me making music with other people. Here’s how my local band helped me to keep playing.
My brain sent messages to my left side. “Stop shuffling!” “Pick your foot up!” “Swing your arm”. But Leftie just said, “Yeah, whatevs.” If I was going to find my running feet again, I would need to even up.
What do you do if your parent is diagnosed with Parkinson’s? Give them nothing to worry about. This Mother’s Day I salute my daughter Rosie, and the ‘problem-free philosophy’ that helps her to help me.
Parkinson’s affects fine motor skills, which can make many simple tasks quite fiddly and frustrating. Do you work to get the skills back, or adapt to make life easier?
To support a person with Parkinson’s (PwP), the first person you need to care for is yourself.
Your friend has a long-term medical condition. You haven’t seen them for a while, and when you do, you notice changes – for better or worse. Do you speak up? I say “Yes, please do!” I’m fortunate to have a little forest within walking distance of my house. On the Read more…