This t shirt says it all !!!!! PD does, for the most part , suck BIG
You've heard it all here.....falling, tripping, stumbling, OCD, shaking, freezing gait, anxieties, choking, pain (from various PD injuries), movement in general, you know my usual complaining PD schtick .
But as the year 2016 comes to a close I still feel that I'd rather have PD than "something"else. I find humor (in books, blogs...other than my blog) about PD. I can use PD as an excuse for whole varieties of activities I may NOT FEEL like doing......(you never know!!!???? if its true or false) like parties, errands, movies, eating out. I can be at any time sluggish, hyperactive, moody, joyful, mean or kind obsessive.
So I will be looking forward to 2017 so I can
1. continue to drive (get outta my way),
2. go to exercise and yoga with PD friends in group
3. pretend to try and lose weight,
4. use medical marijuana,
5. drink white wine,
6. go to estate sales,
7. watch Jeopardy, move furniture & eat M&Ms.
8. visit with Jaime, Lola, Oscar and all other VIP grandkids and their families
9. buy T-shirts , watch birds, battle squirrels, move rocks
10. appreciate all the attention and support from family, friends, and strangers who hold doors open, etc.
Okay enough.
Have a safe and happy Chanukah, Xmas, Kwanzaa, New Year
Diane
This is also picture of me at 66, but this time looking more like my kinda tired and raggy self. I would like to pretend that I 1) don't have PD and 2) I am not aging a bit faster than I imagined. But thank God there are mirrors and selfies that don't lie !!!
I am noticing subtle ( and not so subtle) physical and mental challenges and changes . I play a game (solitaire version) that I try to categorize my ailments by asking is "IT" PD? or AGING? or me? Heres a list ......play along.......
*walking funny and unbalanced steps
*having trouble getting in and out of the car
*getting up from a sitting position
*sitting down not falling into a chair
*finding mysterious and unknown black and blues on arms and legs
*thinking that obsessive rock moving is normal (like rock climbers
always a new peak to scale)
*not so nimble fingers typing and texting
*buttoning
*BIG worries on everything WEATHER related (driving, walking)
*visual perception when driving
*MEMORY....what was I thinking ? where was I going?
AND...............................................aches and pains and soreness and stiffness and fatigue and bad dreams and getting up at 2am to pee and a lot of 'what was I saying?"
I love estate sales. I used to go with my mother and you didn't have to buy anything to find it interesting. Now you go on line and look at pictures to see if there is anything you KINDA want. When I saw this monkey on line I knew I had to have it. Being very worried that it would be sold before I got there I went the 20 miles (so it seemed) and guess what !!! I got it !!! It is now living happily with other vintage simian friends.
Whatever
Diane
This is what 66 looks like....Whaddya think? Thanks for all the birthday greetings (and gifts) from friends and family.
I have spent this rainy birthday doing favorite activities indoors such as moving small items from one room to another, reshelving books and cds, crossword puzzles and computer word games, watching birds and squirrels ..........
Indulging in favorite foods....pizza, bagel, burger (from Max's)
M and M's, mmmmm
Looking for best tv shows to fall asleep to.......Big Bang repeats,
Law and Order repeats, Pickers, Storage Wars or Pawn shop repeats.....All old shows......old being the KEY word !!!
I am hoping to do some traveling to visit family and friends, and being as safe and healthy as I can be (super careful when cutting trees and moving rocks). Indulge in not too many risky behaviors.
Grow my own medical marijane. Read an actual book.
LOTS to see and do.
WHATEVER
Happy Holidays to all !! Our family get together was great....calm, happy, fulfilling, (filling!!) loving.....Next year in New York !!!!
Birthday cake for me, Brian, and Sammy
I had a great time in Brooklyn this week with Sammy and Michael.Took the bus from Bethesda, which is easier for me to maneuver than the train stations. Walked up and down the 5 five flights of stairs to Sammy's apartment without a stumble or mishap.
Rode the subway, took a car service when needed. Saw Fiddler.
We went to a local karaoke bar (I had never been to one...you pay for drinks AND $2 a song) A couple of Beatles, a Simon and Garfunkel and I was done !!!
I put PD on hold for 2 and 1/2 days !!!!
Today everything is sore, headache and stomachache, exhaustion, and IT WAS WELL WORTH IT !!!!
On my way to visit family in Brooklyn on the "Gold" Vamoose bus.
Its roomier, a little more $$, BUT
you get "free" newspaper , water and a tote bag.
Its hard to type on the bus so I will keep it short. Sadly I will have to put my initials earrings in storage for the next 4 years....sorry that the prez elect and I share DT....The only thing I have in common with him.
Diane
