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Hot Neupro patches anyone?
I`ve been prescribed some patches by the specialist called Neupro (Rotigotine) and quite frankly I am having a hard time adjusting to them. At the outset I thought great another drug to try and one I wont have to swallow for once, but they seem to cause more problems than they solve. My wife has...
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Published 3 months ago

If you had one wish
I was asked the other day if I had one wish what would I wish for? My reply was, just a days rest from the tremor would be lovely! This answer prompted the question why a rest from the tremor its not hurting… I then had to explain that it may not hurt but to [...]
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Published 3 months ago

EPDA flexicard
The European Parkinsons Disease Association supply a flexicard (free) that states in I think its now 12 languages “I have Parkinsons Disease, Please allow me time. In case of emergency please contact….” The same size as a credit card, it could be placed in either a wallet or handbag, and if...
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Published 6 months ago

Specialist letter from latest visit
Just sat here reading a letter from the specialist I saw a couple of weeks ago, its going to take me a week to work out what he`s saying in laymans terms LOL. Ok heres a short run down of what he says in the letter… Patient feels a little better from the last time I reviewed [...]
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Published 6 months ago

An apology
Sorry with the lack of posts but I`ve been a bit busy as of late, I`m off to rainy Spain tomorrow but will update you with my latest trip to the specialist upon my return.
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Published 7 months ago

London again
Two weeks ago we made our first trip to London for what will hopefully become a regular event to see the same specialist each time (hopefully). The day didnt start out that well, it had been raining hard and when we arived at the train station the entrance to the car park was flooded, we [...]
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Published 10 months ago

Two year bloody waiting list
Havent had an appointment for a long time now so I got wifey to phone the hospital up and see what was going on…. it appears my specialist “cough” is running behind with his appointments and I cant have a new appointment for two years!!!! Has the  NHS finally crumbled and slid into the...
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Published 12 months ago

Paddington Bear
Sat watching the Tv last night and an advert came on with Paddington Bear eating a marmite sandwich, my wife said have you seen all the uproar this advert has caused by Paddington eating a marmite sandwich when everyone knows hes a marmalade eater. “Yes” says I “It looks like he`s sold...
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Published a year ago

Life is too spooky at times
Sometimes life is just too spooky. Having got hooked on growing our own vegetables we considered getting ourselves a greenhouse….considered until we saw the prices of them. For a 6ft x 6ft greenhouse companies wanted £450, way out of our budget, so we decided we would wait until next year and...
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Published 2 years ago

Eat your heart out Alan Titchmarsh 2
Wahay, picked our first lot of spinach the other day and it tasted great on our salad. The veg in the garden is growing like crazy at the moment, the potatoes that we are growing in tubs are manic, they push through the earth, I cover them with soil and the next morning the little buggers [...]
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Published 2 years ago