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Let’s go round again

I’m shamelessly recycling and repurposing my blog content to meet the needs of a new cohort of people with Parkinson’s, and their supporters.

By Ali Turnbull, 1 year ago
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Thank you for being a friend

If I had to deliver an Oscar acceptance speech for all the people who have supported me over the last six years, we’d all be here till next Tuesday fortnight and miss the Vanity Fair party.

By Ali Turnbull, 2 years11 April 2025 ago
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Hakuna Matata (no worries)

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.

By Ali Turnbull, 2 years30 March 2025 ago
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Foggy mountain breakdown

How stealing a couple of spare days from December has helped me prevent January brain fog

By Ali Turnbull, 2 years ago
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I’m still standing

Today I mark five years since my GP first mentioned Parkinson’s. I’ve come a long way since then, and it’s time for an update.

By Ali Turnbull, 2 years ago
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Goodbye Yellowbrick Road

People new to Parkinson’s need support from the minute the tornado hits Kansas. By the time we reach the Emerald City, it’s too late.

By Ali Turnbull, 3 years ago
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Unplugged

When we moved house at the end of April, switching utilities was relatively smooth. Building a new health care team is going to take considerably longer

By Ali Turnbull, 3 years10 July 2023 ago
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Move it on over

Christmas is long over, but for us there has still been lots of packing, wrapping and wrestling with sticky tape. We are on the move.

By Ali Turnbull, 4 years26 February 2023 ago
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Up around the bend

Taking bends more quickly can shave vital seconds off my parkrun time – or send me hurtling face down into a gravel path. Which is it to be?

By Ali Turnbull, 4 years6 July 2022 ago
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People

People who need people, sang Barbra Streisand, are the luckiest people in the world. My social networks – real and digital – keep my neural networks sharp and focused.

By Ali Turnbull, 4 years22 June 2022 ago

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