Memory problems are a part of parkinson's but fortunately, I don't really have a real problem with my memory. Now stupidity. Well that's another matter all together.
(Friday) Whew, I made it. I am now officially 67 for the second year in a row and I am already exhausted (it is 8:13am). I woke up at 4AM today, did some work - no exercise today - took my mother to the hospital and now I am back at my desk, ready for bed. It is the parkinson's - it is making me ache for a nap. Slumber! An extended period of dormancy or even hibernation. That is what I need. So I will be off to the cottage for 3 days, living a hermit's life. You get the picture.
PD is called a designer disease because it affects everyone differently. It can cause tremor or no tremor; it can affect one side only or maybe ravage both; it can progress rapidly or maybe slowly; it might cause exhaustion or maybe a just little tiredness, etc, etc. Well here is my design (so far)
- Mind numbing exhaustion at certain times of the day, usually between 1pm and 4pm. It disappears and reappears around 8pm
- Tremor dominant - this is thought to be the most benign form of PD and is, for me, easily controlled by drugs
- Affects, to date, only my right side
- slows me down
- affects my speech and word recall abilities, especially when in public or under stress
- appears to be progressing slowly (touch wood)
All-in-all, I am not bad off for a 67 year old victim, or is that 68 years old? I forget.
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