TheBanyanTree: Parkinson's Tales

[Sally Larwood]

As always, your writing informs and entertains me.  You are such a good writer.  

I hate that you have to live through Parkinsons and its effects, but as always, you do it with grace and good humour.  

Sal xx
> On Sep 18, 2020, at 12:43 PM, Monique Colve <monique.colver at gmail.com> wrote:.
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> Yes, there are far more important and horrible things going on these days, but I'm not really qualified to speak to or fix anything, so this is what we get.
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> Today I peed my pants.
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> Unfortunately, this is neither the first time nor the last. It's a Parkinson's thing, and yes, I have adult diapers on hand when needed, but because adult diapers are such a joke in society I rarely wear them. Well, if I do I can't get my pants on. 
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> Which brings us to the next point - I rarely wear pants. Shorts mostly, but I will put on pants when I'm off to see the doctor, who mostly just says, "let me see your feet" and "You're doing really well!"
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> Which is true. The disasters of the year have had no effect on me, except for inside my soul, which is deeply disillusioned. But otherwise...the plague, I haven't had it yet, though maybe later. Staying inside, it's what I do anyway. Fires. The smoke has been annoying and uncomfortable, but unlike many others who have lost so much  that's it. I work when I can, because my budget insists I make several figures a month. It's far reduced from what I used to make and I may have to kill one client, but it's when I can do it. I have time to read, watch movies or TV, depending on my latest obsession. I don't cook, and if I don't like what's on the menu I can use Doordash. I don't eat as much as I used to anyway. I do dishes now and then. I run up and down stairs after Ash. I've met my deductible for this year by having kidney stone surgery, which was a long show recovery.
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> I live a charmed life, or would if I believed in such things. 
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> My human contact is minimal, but every other Saturday we have movie night with friends. We talk by zoom, then watch the movie individually, perhaps texting when we want to point something out. Then after, we Zoom again to talk about it or something. It's amazing how much this one event means to me - they don't care when I slur my words or zone out. Or whatever I'm likely to do. 
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> This is a time of peace for me. In a world that's gone crazy where I've never experienced such hostility, my life is calm and peaceful, and I am with loved ones every day. 
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> It won't last, either because the zombies will show up, or my condition will worsen, or the sun will explode, or whatever else is on the schedule, but for now I'm enjoying every minute I can, and since my short term memory is so shot (even more so when I use cannabis, which amuses me to no end) I'll forget anything I don't want to remember. 
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> Enjoy life while you can, because I think zombies are up next. 
> 
> Monique
> Sent from my iPad
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