Saturday, September 29, 2018

LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE


7:02 PM (1 min
LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Friday, September 28, 2018
10:32 AM

LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE I LEARNED ABOUT THE DISEASE I HAVE
ONE DAY I AM WORKING, GOING TO SCHOOL TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT
I FIND IT HARD TO SIT STILL AT THE COMPUTER
I BEGIN TO TREMBLE SO BAD THAT AS I AM WAITING ON A CUSTOMER AT THE
DOLLAR STORE I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY COUNTING THE  CHANGE BACK TO THIS PERSON
THIS IS OUR BUSY TIME AND THE LINE IS LONG AND ONE LADY STOPS TO PRAY FOR ME

NEXT DAY I AM STOCKING SHELVES AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BALANCE
SO I DISCUSS WITH MY BOSS  AND REALIZE I SHOULD GO HOME AND REST
I TRY BABYSITTING AND IT IS A LITTLE  BETTER AS IT IS AT MY SISTER'S HOMEE
THAN I FIND IT HARD TO CLEAN, COOK AND CLEAN THE CAR OR  YARD WORK
I FIND IT HARD TO BAKE MY FAVORITE THINGS FOR MY FAMILY
I TALK TO MY DOCTOR AND THOUGH I AM ON MEDICATION THERE IS NO CURE

NEXT THING I KNOW I AM UNABLE TO WALK OUTSIDE WITHOUT A WALKER
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS DRIVING AND GOING PLACES WITH MY CHILDREN
WHY? WHY? I ASK AND ASK AND MY HUSBAND DOES NOT  WANT TO BELIEVE ME
SO WE TALK TO THE DR. TOGETHER AND THE  DR. TELLS HIM I AM NOT FAKING.
WOW, I NEED SUPPORT AS IT IS HARD FOR  ME TO ACCEPT SINCE I HAVE ALWAYS
WORKED IN THE YARD, CLEAN MY HOUSE, CLEANED THE CAR AND LOVE  TO COOK
AND STILL WORK.

THAN THE WORST HAPPENS AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STOMACH
THE MEDICINE HAS ME CONSTIPATED AND I LOOK NIINE MONTHS PREGNANT IN 2013
I GO TO THE DR. AND HAVE A TEST AND I AM BEING WHEELED IN FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY
FOR A BLOCKAGE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
MY DR TOLD ME THAT I COULD HAVE DIED AND WE HAD JUST MOVED FROM TIFTON TO VALDOSTA

AFTER THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS PERFORMING MY WIFELY DUTIES
ONE NIGHT I TELL MY HUSBAND IF HE FINDS IT HARD TO WAIT
I WILL LET HIM GO AND FIND ANOTHER PERSON TO MAKE HIM HAPPY
HE SAID NO
YET HE SAYS HE WILL TAKE WHAT HE WANTS WHEN HE WANTS TO
INSTEAD OF SUPPORT I AM GETTING THE OPPOSITE
I ASK HIM WHAT IS WRONG WITH CUDDLING?
THAN WE TRY SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO FIND MYSELF MUCH MORE DEPRESSED