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Thoughts about Parkinson's, mostly written by me and occasionally by others I know.
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Patrick Mills
Jun 5, 2023
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...
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Patrick Mills
May 4, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Apr 24, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Apr 12, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Apr 6, 2023
Sit2stand
April is World Parkinson's Awareness Month. On Tuesday 11th April those with Parkinson's and their friends, families, carers, doctors,...
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Patrick Mills
Mar 25, 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...
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Sarah Shorter
Mar 17, 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....
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Patrick Mills
Mar 10, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Mar 7, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Feb 27, 2023
Tech
The pandemic has changed the way we interact with GPs, consultants, nurses and other healthcare providers, as well as online exercise...
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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...
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Patrick Mills
Feb 16, 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...
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Patrick Mills
Feb 3, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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