I haven't been writing for a while as things have been a bit hectic lately. Both my Mum and Mother -in- Law have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. (What are the chances of that happening)?
My Mum seems to have a worse dose, if that's what you can call it. She gradually became weaker and weaker to the point where she couldn't even cut a slice of cake. She got to the stage where she couldn't walk as she was fixed to the floor and it took ages for her to be able to lift her foot off the ground. When she eventually did start walking it was slower than a snail. We used to joke that she was Steve Austin the bionic man (A TV series in the 70's where Steve Austin would run so fast due to his bionic legs that they had to show him in slow motion - if you don't laugh, you will cry).
The worse thing about all this is that she was going to the doctors and he was treating her for a bad back!!! This went on for about a year, she was so distressed one day I went to see her doctor with her and he finally sent her to the hospital.
She had to have blood tests and an MRI on her brain and the doctor started her off on a low dose of Sinemed, where she had to gradually increase the dose over a few weeks.
I am glad to say that she is feeling a lot better now, even though she still 'sticks' to the floor sometimes, she is stronger and is able to
do most things again. Thank God.
Parkinson's disease is progressive, so the medication might not be as effective in the future, so she might get worse again. Hopefully, progress might be made in treating it and a cure might be found.
I decided that I would like to raise money for research into Parkinson's disease. So as I like to crochet, I thought I would make some baby items to sell on ebay. I will be dividing the proceeds (if any) between Parkinson's disease research and Alzheimer's research. (My Dad had Alzheimer's).
Here are some of the items that I sell on ebay under the user name brough6333 (These items will vary from time to time, but please take a look in case you see anything you might like.
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