I was visiting North Vancouver recently. After brunch on Sunday my sister-in-law suggested we go for a walk and she took us on a tour of a beautiful columbarium. For those of you that don’t know columbarium is the place … Continue reading LAST LAST WORDS
Focused Friends is all about living life in a creative way; a life where we try new things, where we develop aspects of life, where we dabble in art and creativity and also where we explore. Focused Friends is also … Continue reading The Nitty Gritty of Us
I wake up most mornings around 4.30 -5am, I love this part of my day, it’s so peaceful. Once my medications have kicked in I can start my early morning routine with no interruptions. I usually start with my exercises, … Continue reading Early Mornings
I often buy things that are a little broken. I frequent thrift shops, garage sales and marketplace finds. Sometimes at a thrift store somebody will say to me ‘you know that’s a little broken?’ And my reply is typically ‘yes but I’m a little broken too. We’ll be a good match.’ And when I say broken I don’t mean I have a broken spirit or a broken heart or a broken head or a broken arm. I have Parkinson’s disease. And because of that I feel like there’s just a little crack in who I am. A little broken is … Continue reading A little broken
See what I have been up to these last couple of weeks in my first ever Vlog … Continue reading Tracy’sVlog
Don’t carry my weight on your shoulders I can lift me on my own Don’t worry about my future Just care about the now Heavy is the burden of fear and lost control Heavier still is anger and loss of … Continue reading Not yet titled
As part of our collaborative video project, this month I wanted to create a memoir to the meaning or even a reflection of, how each of us in Focused Friends experience the month of April. Each member was asked to … Continue reading Debbie’s Collaborative Video Challenge – a month in the life of Focused Friends
“Don’t spend a lot of time imagining the worst case scenario. It rarely goes down as you imagine it will and, if by some fluke it does, you will have lived it twice.” – Michael J. Fox. “In this video, … Continue reading Aspects of Being a Person With Parkinson’s
Have you ever had a moment of panic over a password? Yesterday I wanted to add a paragraph to a story that I am writing. I went into my Phone to open the piece I’m working on. For some reason … Continue reading Passing people and passwords
