This is a poem that many will identify with. The endless amount of pills we seem to be prescribed will be familiar to many I'm sure.

Sharing Christmas with my two children, my daughter-in-law and my six grandchildren. Reflecting on what I might pass on to them one day and telling them the history behind some of the 'junk' in my china cabinet. It brought home to me, that there is no reason why they should feel inclined to keep any of it, without knowing the stories that go with some of the items. So, I will write down the stories, so that they can be passed on with the items they choose to retain.

I thought I would write a quick poem about Christmas to share with you. I hope you like it.

I'd love to hear your comments on this or any of my podcasts.

A conversation with my husband yesterday made me think about my future and when I might have to face leaving this home and my husband. I hope that is many years in the future. But, it made me think about all the conversations I had over 20 years as a Social Worker and now the tables are turned. I get it now! It's no longer me doing a job - which I did care about - but it is about being on the other side of things and what that realisation felt like.

This is one of the podcasts that doesn't directly relate to Parkinson's itself perhaps, but in a way everything in life is affected by having this condition isn't it! I was feeling in a reflective mood with Christmas fast approaching and some memories came back to me from when my children were young . It was nice strolling down memory lane and a simpler time.

I wrote this many years ago as part of my degree course. Internet dating was very new at the time and I was on a dating site myself. So, I wrote this poem. I hope you enjoy it.

How do we know what is precious, if we don't ask and how can we be annoyed/angry at someone who couldn't possibly know that it is more than just a thing!?

Inspired by something that happened in hospital when about to have an x-ray. A necklace was grabbed that had huge significance for me, but how was that person to know?

On 15/12/2020 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. It has changed my life in so many ways, while I remain a 'slow burner' as it hasn't made me deteriorate in my functioning much at all.

In this podcast I talk about Christmas and an awareness that it is not always a happy time for people. Also, the term 'Loved Ones' that I have always detested and why. I also acknowledged that in two days time it is my Parkies Anniversary of 4 years since diagnosis on 15/12/2020.

This is one of many poems I have written over time. I have been writing poetry since I was 5 years old. Strangely, since being diagnosed with Parkinson's I have been able to write more poetry and of a higher standard than ever before. I have read that Parkinson's or Parkies can enhance any artistic abilities a person may have and it certainly has been the case for me. This poem is very tongue in cheek and very biased in the direction of women, of which I am one of course! I hope you will receive it in the spirit in which it is intended.