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!
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...
This is a post from my last year's blog!(Thankfulmomoffive) I wrote a blog about 365 days of being thankful. This time last year, I had no idea that I had Parkinson's. I knew for a fact that I had sciatica!! I STILL have the same sciatica pain!!! Parkinson's was not on my mind!! I think I had Parkinson's symptoms last year and just attributed it all to sciatica issues! I was off balance, had difficulty getting up from a chair, and had difficulty turning over in bed. Now it runs my life 24/7!! I have to make sure that I take my meds and have a walker with me! I am still so thankful for the family and friends who share my life! Today I am thankful that I went to acupuncture with Renee! I was a virgin acupuncture patient! I must admit that a few of the sticks hurt a little but I am willing to do anything to rid myself of the sciatica pain. The room was warm and soothing and ...
I have a lot of faithful blog readers! Thank you to everyone who reads and shares information. One of my blog readers has told me that he has HALTED the progression of Parkinson's by exercising vigorously everyday. I would love to be able to do that except for my Sciatica!! The Sciatica pain prevents me form doing anything physical. I use to go to the gym three times a week and walk on the treadmill but my sciatica is so painful that I know it would be worse if I tried going again. However, my plan is to try to go to the gym tomorrow!!I have had PT in my home, about 35 sessions and I did the exercises everyday that the PT gave me for homework! She dismissed me from the program because my painful sciatica prevented me from improving. Today I have an appointment with a PT to get measures for orthodics. If that decreases my Sciatica pain, then I can go to the gym again, I have not been there for over a year! Y...
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