Support
Big yellow taxi
Now we are getting out and about more, I have become more dependent on the kindness (and wheels) of others. But how should I reward you?
Awareness Relaxation
Pencil full of lead
Celebrating the small, silly things that make you happy today beats dwelling on the big and serious stuff you have lost.
Healthcare Tech
Dr Wanna Do
COVID has forced changes in the way patients consult doctors. Many of the developments will have lasting benefits, but they all need more research to prove their worth in health care.
Awareness Relaxation Support
Local hero (wild theme)
You can’t keep quiet for ever. It’s time to unmute and tell people about your new condition. But what do you say? And to whom? Here are some examples.
Exercise Fun Tech
Rock around the clock
I’m fit and healthy. I don’t want to deny someone else a bed in hospital just because I’ve been clumsy. Balance exercises are an important part of my routine, and here’s a fun way to do them.
Exercise Fun Music
Let’s face the music and dance
They used to say Ginger Rogers was a better dancer than Fred Astaire because she did it backwards and in high heels. So what happens when you add Parkinson’s to the mix? Great things, apparently.
Awareness Support
Don’t fence me in
Parkinson’s covers a huge spectrum of symptoms, interventions, attitudes and outcomes. You can’t put us all in the same box.
Awareness Support
Here comes the sun
Optimal health care for people with Parkinson’s is a team effort, and we are the captains. Time to start building the dream squad.
Exercise Fun
So you wanna be a boxer
I’ve never been very keen on watching people hitting each other in the face and drawing blood. Boxing isn’t my number one spectator sport*. But it’s become one of my favourite exercises.
Outdoors
Be prepared
I have many friends in mountain rescue. But I’d rather meet them in the pub than call them out to me for an emergency I could have prevented. Here are the extra things I need to think about.