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17 Jul 2011 by Meg Pinfield

When I married Ivan it never crossed my mind that I might one day become his carer.

15 Jul 2011 by Chris Boughton

Personally, my motor symptoms are reasonably well controlled by medication most of the time but unfortunately, fatigue is a major feature of my PD. So whilst visually I often look quite normal and unaffected by PD, in reality my life is heavily restricted by the illness. Fatigue is a much under researched symptom of PD and consequently there is very little in the way of drugs to ease the problem.

Anticipation

07 Jul 2011 by Briony Cooke

Being positive is a way of managing Parkinson’s (PD) and part of this involves looking forward. I have had a good summer so far thanks to the anticipation of two events in the near future; one unexpected and the other carefully planned.

Never let it Fade Away

01 Jul 2011 by Chris Boughton

I never need to be alone. I only have to go to the supermarket or into town and I am certain to bump into people I know and possibly have not seen for some time. It is something I have taken for granted in the past but my wife recently pointed out the enormous therapeutic value of this and how lucky I am to have it.