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My journey with Parkinson's, 217 episodes. Page 1 of 3.

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It's been a funny old week

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Oh how the times have changed

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Getting organised and hopefully staying that way!

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How low can you go?

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Being Pollyanna - or hiding behind a smile

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Hidden symptoms

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A bit emotional

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I'm not deaf, just overloaded

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Some thoughts about exercise

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A bit emotional

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When did I get old?

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Returning to Normal - wishing the impossible

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We're a little bit different but it works

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The importance of peer support

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Forgetting and Fumbling about

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Reimagining my present and future

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I'm a "muller" if there is such a thing

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The joy of gifting

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Mulling and trying to work things out

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This week, next week, sometime, never

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What is normal?

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A letter to my newly diagnosed self

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Sharing recipes for life

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Life is like a game of bowls. You never know what you are going to get.

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Learning my limits - Where am I at? What can I do?

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Travelling with Parkinson's - Embrace, adapt and enjoy life

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Some lessons I have learned about listening to my body

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Banking, they are being such "$%#kers!"

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The challenges of travelling - self evaluation

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The Big UK Trip

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Feeling vulnerable

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World Parkinson's Day

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Repurposing and finding purpose

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Famous people with Parkinson's - A legend in your own lunchtime

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Oh knickers!

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In the knickers of time - a poem absolutely not about Parkinson's

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Access issues for disabilities

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Living with uncertainty

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What is a friend?

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The embarrassing stuff

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Things are going really swimmingly

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Impulsiveness and Internet shopping - a confession

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It is better to know - Getting a diagnosis or not?

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Generational shifts - Parent to Child - Child to Parent

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So you've got Parkinson's - some thoughts and a poem

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A Health Passport and other information

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Do I want to know, or do I not?

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There's a fine line!

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Tough times and tough decisions

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Things are going swimmingly?!!?

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Feeling frustrated

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Why are we afraid of tears?

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Things that help

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Feeling Parkies today

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Feeling lucky to have Parkinson's

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Presents vs Presence

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Please help desk person - A poem

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Seeking the positive

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Changing attitudes and priorities

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Is Christmas the same or is it different?

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Forgetting

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Moving on - A village or facility, when and why?

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Ability vs Disability

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"Am I being offensive?"

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Priorities - what do you focus on?

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"Is lefty doing their job?"

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"Forgetting words - Is helping, helping or hindering?"

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"Pride goes before a fall" - What does that even mean?

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"Cultural Confusion"

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"Checking in. How am I doing?"

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"By eck, By gum would you Adam and Eve it!"

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The Evolution of Christmas or "Oh god, are we talking about that again?"

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Moving to the beat of my own drum

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Parkinson's is it hereditary and would you want to find out?

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Am I too hard on myself?

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Michael J Fox and giving Parkies a voice

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Live for the moment, but plan for the future

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What will they remember? The gift we give our grandchildren

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Grandchildren are a gift

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Love me for what I am

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Competition, Complexity and Conceit

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Life, Love and Loss

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Finding new ways to be .... going with things not fighting against

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Resilience - the good, bad and the ugly

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Confidence and 'Imposter Syndrome'

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"Billy no mates" or is it Betty?

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Anxiety and Trusting myself

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Getting the help I need for me

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When we were young.

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The evolution of Christmas or "Oh God are we talking about that already?"

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"Beware the grey-haired granny"

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Arthritis is a Bugger - a poem not about Parkinson's

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"Just in case"

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I can pick a Parkies - Can you?

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When are we old or elderly?

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Know me not for Parkinson's

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Opposites really do attract

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Beware of Disablers

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It's not just "Shake and Shuffle"

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Bowls goals in rehab