II recently read an interesting viewpoint from someone in the Facebook page I am a member of, about a different perspective in dealing with their Parkinson's. Rather than looking negatively on what we can no longer do, focussing on the here and now and building on what we can still do and more. Looking at accomplishments and skills we still have and celebrating them.

I am a muller. I like to think things through thoroughly before taking action I also enjoy gifting things to people and sharing in their joy.

I have chosen to give my daughter and my grand-daughters some trinkets from my jewellery box. I wanted to see the delight when they chose something that they liked and anticipated seeing them wear them. Better this way for me rather than them having a jewelry box put in front of them on my passing.

I admit to being a bit of a "muller" if there is such a thing. I tend to ruminate over things and at times I need to check in with myself what I am prepared to share or not. Also, if not willing to share perhaps "Why not?" would also be a good question.

My husband and my daughter have had the misfortune to be a victim of my lack of ability to define what is 'this Saturday' or whether it is 'next Saturday' and it has caused a lot of confusion over the years. Maybe that was a pre-parkies thing? A warning?

Normal is a word that is bandied around a lot. But, what is normal? To me there is really no such thing, because we are each individuals and even our own 'normal' changes over time.

Things I wish someone had told me when I was first diagnosed.

I love sharing recipes with friends and family, knowing they are good because we have tasted them and we want to have that recipe so we can make it and share with others too. So too, with Parkinson's sharing our recipe of how we manage this life with Parkinson's and knowing it works for others gives me the confidence to try to make my life better.

The game of bowls is a good comparison to a life with Parkinson's we all have our own way of doing things and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't!

My UK trip has taught me that what I might wish to do and what I am able to do, may have to come to a bit of a compromise. It's better to have some experiences than push ourselves beyond the level we are at and have to miss out completely as a consequence.