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Why do I keep putting the weight back on ? For the second year running I have lost weight twice only to gain it all back on by Christmas. I have managed to gain over a stone, (shockingly 8 pounds in this last month). I am so annoyed and disappointed with myself . How do... Continue Reading →
DJ Claire from Radio Parkies came up with the idea of us testing gadgets and review them for people with disabilities. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015 and I am choosing gadgets useful for myself at the moment, however, if any of our readers would like me to review a particular gadget please comment... Continue Reading →
I am a 49 year old mum to six children , three of which are still at home, their ages 20, 12 and almost 8, I also live with my husband, Stephen. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015. I love to Dance and have fun on TikTok, you can find me on there @tracywhite41... Continue Reading →
I am a mum of six, A grandma to 1, I live with my husband and 3 of my children, ages 20, 11 and 7, my three eldest have all left home but they are 27 and twins, 25. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 6yrs ago and more recently told I have arthritis in... Continue Reading →
Issue 4 By Tracy White One of my favourite things is baking, I love creating beautiful and tasty cupcakes, cheesecakes and one of my family favourites, lemon meringue pie. I often wake up at 4am and start creating whilst everyone sleeps. I bake for family and friends mostly but I have been approached by many... Continue Reading →
I don’t think I’ve appreciated or even thought about the meaning of the word “Trying” as much as I have recently. These past two months I have tried and still am trying new activities in the lead up to the Sport Parkinson’s Summer Try Athlon in July at six ways stadium at Worcester. To me... Continue Reading →
It’s been four years since I lost my Dad to melanoma and there’s not a day goes by that I don’t think of him, you never stop missing your loved ones do you? you just learn to live with the loss. June is always a difficult month, not only is it the month of Father’s... Continue Reading →
Week 5 challenge - 30,000 steps in one day!! This challenge proved to be a difficult one although it did start off pretty well. By 10am I had done 10,000 and by 2pm, 21,000, but, by 3pm I literally hit a brick wall and thought... Geez, I can’t do this!. Of course my stubbornness kicked... Continue Reading →
See what I have been up to these last couple of weeks in my first ever Vlog ... https://youtu.be/yIYTBt2tFKw
This week I chose to have ago with a pogo stick or rather a Pogo balloon ball! When I first tried I was a little concerned as I couldn’t even get on the thing let alone jump with it, but, me being me I wasn’t going to give up. I think many people with Parkinson’s... Continue Reading →
Focused Friends 
[…] written a longer blog on this in the Focused Friends site that I sometimes write for and you can…
Reading this was a joy, on many levels. :-)
Sending you lots of love xx
Great idea. This will be helpful :-)
Thank you Sharon, your feedback is very much appreciated.