Today I had to go to see my orthopedic doctor because I needed to get a shot in my shoulder because of my torn rotator cuff. In the afternoon I had to go to my chiropractor appointment. I told my chiropractor that I feel like my social life is being replaced by doctor appointments! On the way in the car, the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams came on. It brought a smile to my face because I thought of the flash mob dance we did for Olivia's 18th surprise birthday party! We surprised her at Uno, she just thought we were going out to dinner. Renee, Olya, Natasha, my niece Erica and her friend Jennie, a few of Olivia's friends, and I got together a few times to practice. Thank goodness that Renee could lead us. We performed outside in the parking lot which is on West Chester Pike, a rather busy road Cars actually stopped on the side of the road and watched us!! Waiters and waitresses and patrons came out of the restaurant to watch us too! When Olivia got there, we had a huge banner that said Happy Birthday and then we started the music and started our flash mob dance!! Olivia cracked up...maybe because of the way we danced! But we all had so much fun doing it. I am so glad we did it then because I could never do that now because of the Parkinson's.
I did not have as much pain today. I think the chiropractor appointments are working. I hope I can stop going soon. Tomorrow I have to see my retina specialist. I hope I don't need another shot in my eye.
My friend Leslie is adopting a French bulldog puppy! He is so cute! They have such adorable little faces. She is adopting the little guy on the left. She is naming him Winston after Winston Churchill because that is who he will look like when he grows up! I was telling my chiropractor and he told me that he has a French bulldog and they are the greatest pets. He said his bulldog just loves to be held and petted and sits on his lap for hours!
Today I woke up with a stuff neck! It is so painful that I forgot about my sciatica for a while. I took two Tylenol every few hours and maybe that is why my sciatica didn't bother me as much as it usually does. I could feel the pain in my neck every time I moved! I didn't realize how much I move my head all day long until it was painful to do so. I got up at 7:30 because I had workers coming to clean my kitchen floor. I just can't do it any more! They didn't get to my house until 9:30 because they are also working on my driveway and had to get filler and blacktop stuff! I cleaned the kitchen while I waited for them. Tomorrow I just have to clean the family room and run my Roomba! My Parkinson's was definitely front and center, even with my stiff neck. I kept freezing in one spot and my balance was way off!. It is really annoying to be cleaning a toilet and feeling like you are going to fall into the bowl!! Yesterday I chatt...
Today was an absolutely beautiful day, it was probably in the high seventies. When it's a nice day, we always take our folding chairs and sit at the cemetery for awhile. I had my book with me and Dan took the newspaper. On the front page was a sad story about two young women who used Heroin. One young woman purchased the heroin and the other young woman died from an overdose. The purchaser and her 17 year old sister left the young woman, an only child, in a bathroom in a fast food place when they couldn't revive her with water, etc. That young woman was found after they left and taken to a hospital where she died. Now, the young woman who purchased the heroin was sentenced to twenty something years in prison. Her 17 year old sister testified against her and was set free after the trial I think that is a rather severe sentence but a bright and beautiful young woman is dead forever. ...
I am so tired of having Parkinson's and it is only a few months. I hate that I walk leaning forward and having to hold onto furniture and counters. I hate that I need to remember to take my meds or my symptoms will be more apparent. I hate that I have to take a walker everywhere I go. And I hate that I have difficulty getting up and down off of furniture and out of bed in the morning! I also hate that my gait freezes now and then and/or my entire body freezes and I feel like a stupid moron when it happens. I hate that I have to have a death grip on the banister when I go up and down stairs. I hate that my life is dependent on Parkinson's doctor and pain management doctor visits and PT. I can't stand long and I hate that, I walk slowly and I can't stand that either. That all being said I now am so so, so sleepy and tired all of the time. I have fallen asleep sitting up and I was never even able to do that before. And when I fall asleep during t...
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