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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Parkinson's UK Forum is a good place to chat to people who know what you're going through. Here's a copy of a post I put on there (as...

Patrick Mills

Nov 25, 2022