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  • Jigsaw

    For months now I have been trying to piece together and understand the background to my mental health challenges. It’s hard to admit you have mental health issues. This is the first time I have used the phrase “mental health” in fact. Until now I’ve used more socially agreeable terms like “burnout” and “stressed” but…

  • Loss

    Loss

  • A bun dance

    A bun dance

    This post is a marker for me. A line in the sand. Again. I have many such lines. I don’t know whether my lines advance or retreat to be honest. I don’t even know if they go in any direction. Maybe I’m just getting into my groove. Maybe I’m stuck in a rut. But here…

  • Moody blues?

    Moody blues?

    Recently a member of the private YOPD Facebook group I am a member of asked how to deal with low mood. They wanted to know others’ ways of managing what is a common symptom. It can put intense pressure on the Parkinson’s patient and their carer(s) and is a crucial aspect of any PD treatment…

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

    I was at a family celebration recently and the Biblical story of Doubting Thomas came up in conversation. Recap: Thomas was the disciple who had to have his Master’s resurrection proved to him by a (possibly) exasperated Jesus and a bloody side wound. I was brought up as one of the legion ‘blessed’ folk who…