Stepping Out of Your Comfort ZonePosy wonders if the only way to live meaningfully is to keep challenging herself. She has been "working" very hard for a couple of months. She has conducted concerts, taken... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Always Look on the Bright Side of LifePosy realizes that it is difficult to be 100 percent jolly when burdened by a progressive, debilitating disease of any kind, but she is determined to make lemonade when presented... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Considering the Link Between Parkinson's and DepressionIt seems to Posy that researchers have decided that many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have probably experienced depression at some time in their lives. For some, it may be... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Cultivating Friendships: “You've Got a Friend in Me"We all need friends. Isolation is a killer. Some People with Parkinson's disease have friends as caregivers. How lovely it must have been for someone to volunteer for this difficult... By Posy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
RollercoastersRollercoasters have always made Posy sick! She didn’t have a great beginning to 2022. After an utterly amazing third quarter of 2021, the final quarter was not good. By New... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Posy: Medical DetectivePosy has become a medical detective! She can’t help drawing conclusions from published medical research combined with her own experience of Parkinson’s disease. This is probably a healthy occupation for... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Be Brave: Ask for Help!In Posy's recent blogs about her Trans-Atlantic trips, she confirmed that having Parkinson's disease (PD) had complicated her long-haul travel. The triumvirate of lockdown, the fear of catching COVID and... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Life Is Not a Race!"Feeling bad is often not as bad as how bad we feel about feeling bad." (Posy, 2022) Do we expect too much of ourselves? Are we still viewing life as... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Posy Shares Her Thoughts on RasagilinePosy has so many questions about the reasons for Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms and the treatment for her condition. The answers she seeks are often found on the ParkinsonsDisease.net website... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Just an Excuse?Posy wonders if her brain created a proper disease as an excuse for her increasing physical and depressive ailments. Of course, Posy is apt to blame herself for everything. But... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Posy Wonders If She Is Fooling Herself or OthersPosy was trying to psych herself up to take a solo trip to visit her daughter in Florida. But, as finances were tight, and Parkinson's disease had made the previous... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Whose Fault Is This?It had never occurred to anyone (least of all the doctors) that Posy would be struck down with an "old person’s" mobility disease such as Parkinson’s. Remember that phrase in... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments23 comments
How Do You Do It? Working and Parkinson'sAre you still trying to go to work? Posy can cope with working from home, but she would find it too difficult to manage a teaching job, or anything that... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments27 comments
Who Gets Parkinson's?Genes, inflammation, diet ... There are thoughts on what might predispose or cause a person to develop Parkinson's disease. Posy wonders if having a classic Type A personality is a... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Same Upbringing, Different OutcomesLast time, in "Lack of Regular Exercise," we heard how Posy's formative years encouraged her to be active. So, why and when did Parkinson's creep in? Is it a rogue... By Posy2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Dealing with the Side Effects of Our MedsHere in the United Kingdom, the warm spring and summer months tend to increase the whole population’s happiness and productivity. There just seems more point to life when one can... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Complications of International TravelPosy, who lives in the UK, needed to to see her daughter, who lives in the USA. She needed to. Her daughter was very unwell and she needed her mom... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Can a High-Carb Diet Alone Cause PD?Posy had always thought that the Sword of Damocles would fall on her one day. In spite of her seemingly great genes, her lifestyle could do with improvement. As well... By Posy4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Happy New Life? Finding a Cure Together!Posy is making her usual New Year's resolutions: To find a dance class and to attend the dance class! And, to eat more healthily (in particular, to eat more protein... By Posy4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Was My Depression a Warning Sign of Parkinson's?Looking back, Posy's bout of depression, anxiety, and akathisia (a kind of restless legs) may have been her first warnings of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Did any of you tread a... By Posy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments