What a beautiful day it was yesterday in Christmas Pie land and it looks as though today will be just as lovely (although the sun has just popped in). Wall-to-wall sunshine after a very frosty start which didn't seem to do any damage to tender plants in the garden. The temptation when it is sunny is to bring everything out of the greenhouse, plant up pots and baskets and think 'yipee, summer's here'. Sadly we can still have frosty weather for several more weeks and having carefully looked after many tender plants throughout the winter, I would hate to lose them now.This week is Parkinson's Awareness Week. Some of you may know that my sister was diagnosed with this early last year; it was a shock to her family and friends, although she had been feeling it was a possibility for sometime. Apart from being a get-up-and-go and rarely sit-down-person, she used to be the amazing front-of-house person at my events in Godalming and was a great help in increasing the footfall throughout last year. Sadly, she is not able to do this for me now as she becomes tired easily and a busy day can often mean two or three slow and painful days to recover.
My sister is a third generation family member to have Parkinson's and we, as yet, do not know if the next generation has or will be similarly affected.
She has been busily posting on Facebook and Twitter today to get peoples attention about this week and I have been sharing, liking and re-tweeting her posts and those from Parkinson's associations. I have posted separately on Facebook and asked my followers to share, like and visit the various Parkinson's Facebook pages to share, like and help raise awareness, and I hope my blog followers will show their support too.
Jill
My Father has it as well. However, his meds appear to be keeping it "in control"... He's also deaf as a rock and in his 80s! But still drives once a week and putters about.
ReplyDeleteBTW, shy of doing genetic testing, one of the "earlier" signs of possible onset - [according to our Neurologist] - is a lack of "smell". Apparently, the scent-receptors are the first "to go"..? So, if you happen to notice that you're having a problem in that area, get tested!
I hope you both had a really good week x.
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