The longer I Iive with Parkinson’s disease, the more I fear its impact - in particular, the resolute determination it shows in searching out skills to degrade.
Today is World Parkinson’s Day, an opportunity to contemplate the lives of the estimated 150,000 Australians living with Parkinson’s Disease and all those involved in their care and support.
Many researchers blame this pandemic on the overuse of toxic herbicides and pesticides, leading some to call it a “man-made” disease, but causes are still unclear. Its impact has changed over time. Perhaps due to a more determined daily exercise regime, some movements have improved while others have been become more problematic. Standing up from a sitting position or getting out of the car is as difficult, but my walking is less troublesome. I am controlling the aching fatigue by accepting, without a fight, the blessing of an afternoon sleep.
As a result, on bad days conversations have become shorter, more mechanical statements of fact and I find myself listening more than speaking, which may not altogether be a bad thing. I haven’t lost the capacity to think logically, but just to keep up. The past year has also brought the total collapse of my handwriting and keyboard skills. Even with the utmost care, there is no longer a readily identified connection between thought and the jumbled scrawl that appears on the page.
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