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Thoughts about Parkinson's, mostly written by me and occasionally by others I know.

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Calm

I have been off work for nearly six months with Parkinson’s. Dealing with it, is like a full time job: fiddling about with endless...

Patrick Mills

Jun 5, 2023

Booze

This is a topic in which I have some experience, many would say I am an expert. Drink has been a faithful companion for many years...

Patrick Mills

May 4, 2023

Fatigue

I’m not quite sure if fatigue and exhaustion are the same, their definitions are pretty close. Both express the overwhelming feeling of...

Patrick Mills

Apr 24, 2023

Paraquat

A recent article from Drugwatch on the link between paraquat and Parkinson's, probably of more interest to people with Parkinson's in the...

Patrick Mills

Apr 12, 2023

Sit2stand

April is World Parkinson's Awareness Month. On Tuesday 11th April those with Parkinson's and their friends, families, carers, doctors,...

Patrick Mills

Apr 6, 2023

Symptoms

Welcome to stick person, who has Parkinson's. The symptoms and manifestations are seemingly never ending, I have tried to tackle them in...

Patrick Mills

Mar 25, 2023

Acupuncture

Intro by Patrick: I have been having acupuncture for around 25 years, possibly more, I can't remember. It has been constantly fantastic....

Sarah Shorter

Mar 17, 2023

Dogs

I love dogs. I love my dogs the best - first equal of all the dogs in the world. That's pretty special. It felt like a good time to have...

Patrick Mills

Mar 10, 2023

Worry

One in four people suffer from anxiety or worry. My mother worried a lot, about everything as far as I remember. She also had...

Patrick Mills

Mar 7, 2023

Tech

The pandemic has changed the way we interact with GPs, consultants, nurses and other healthcare providers, as well as online exercise...

Patrick Mills

Feb 27, 2023

Top of the pops

The hit parade is looking like this, if you are remotely interested. Fatigue has been in the charts for 150+ weeks, certainly for all of...

Patrick Mills

Feb 27, 2023

Idle

I am not working any more because of Parkinson’s. Life is busy, but generally much more relaxed. As a result I have time to understand...

Patrick Mills

Feb 16, 2023

Work

Probably the most difficult decision so far was for how long could I work effectively. A couple of weeks ago I started a period of...

Patrick Mills

Feb 3, 2023

Impulsive

Another side effect of the drugs that had me pretty worried was compulsive and impulsive behaviour, 17% of those with Parkinson’s are...

Patrick Mills

Feb 3, 2023

Hallucinations

I was quite alarmed when reading the side effects of Parkinson’s drugs. I can’t think of a time where I have ever had hallucinations. I...

Patrick Mills

Feb 3, 2023

Smell

Being diagnosed after so many false starts was a pretty euphoric moment - at last I knew! But darkness was just around the corner. As I...

Patrick Mills

Feb 3, 2023