Hard to move
hands and feet are one with metal
I’m pushing my stroller
big wheels are on a wheelchair
I want to slump in fatigue
enveloped in an old body
muscles feel like jello
“Keep moving”
“Reach for the Moon”
There is no easy diagnosis for the elderly.
Parkinsons joins the ranks of “Not this” “How will I deal with this disease?”
I’ve been impressed by elderly men and women who have faced the disease straight on. Astronaut Michael Rich Clifford made his third trip to space (on NASAs shuttle Atlantis) after being diagnosed with Parkinsons.
“People don’t die from Parkinson’s they die from something else.” My instructor told our class recently.
My mentor from childhood has Alzheimers and her husband has Parkinsons. At 90, he continues to work on projects and they both walk (more slowly) and climb up their 100 stairs every morning.
I have several clients with Parkinsons and a family member. I’ve noticed one attribute in each of them – they never give up.
Like every disease exercise is necessary as is a good diet and lots of water.
How do you persist in these uncertain days???
Makes you realise how lucky you are when you see what others have to deal with.
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Persisting is certainly the key. I aim to persist, come what may.
I hadnt known about Clifford having Parkinsons. Wow……….
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Hi Lesley – yes … so many suffer over and above what we can see on the outside – I just consider myself very lucky having good genes. Also remaining positive and getting on with life, as best can – persistence also . All the best – Hilary
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My uncle had Parkinson’s. You are right, the mental and emotional strength is the way to combat it. Like any other challenge, is it not?
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I suppose the key is to accept it and get on with life in the best way you can, Giving up is the first step down the stairs.
P is for …
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I say I’m persistent…but others have said I just too darn stubborn to submit to much of anything. 🙂
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🙂 One step at a time.
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Persist is the only way forward — especially with diseases like this one.
An A-Z of Faerie: Moon
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I started having symptoms of Young Onset Parkinson’s disease when I was thirty-eight, and was finally diagnosed when I was forty. Seems like forever ago. I always tell everyone I’m too stubborn to quit, and too stupid to know when I’ve been beaten. 😊
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