Parkinson's and Parties

       Today I got up and my sciatica really was throbbing so I took a Tylenol with my other meds. The Tylenol took the edge off of my pain even though it was still ever present. My Parkinson's has kept me off balance for the last few days.  I keep feeling like I am going to fall forward. I have fallen into furniture and counter tops. I have been using my walker even though I feel like a doofus when I have to take it to a party. I had to take my walker to a baby shower I was attending because I didn't want to fall over and be embarrassed!  I was so excited to go to the baby shower. The shower was for my friend Mary's daughter.  Mary, Joanne and I all went to college together! Mary is one of 13 siblings so there were tons of people at the shower!! I think it would be so nice to have so many sister to help do things. I think Mary has seven sisters!

  I had helped make candies under my friend Joanne's directions for the shower.  Joanne made a baby clothesline for the shower.


I only had to pay for half of clothes! She did a great job shopping!! The clothes on the clothesline were so adorable!! I love baby clothes!! Joanne got outfits with little hats and little booties. I took my walker inside but I was able to walk around without it!  Thank goodness that I could walk around without it because there was delicious food in every room!! Mary's husband Tom did all the flower arrangements with flowers from his garden! After I got home, Renee and Adam came over! Adam went golfing and Renee stayed with us to work on her charts. Dan, Adam, Renee and I went to see the movie Aladdin! It was fabulous!!  I had to take my stupid walker with me to the movies because I am so off balance that I would NOT be able to stand upright by myself!
Joanne made the white daisy cookies!


Flower arrangements made by Mary's husband!

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