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Thoughts about Parkinson's, mostly written by me and occasionally by others I know.
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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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Patrick Mills
Nov 25, 2022
Chat
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...
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