A RAMBLING STATEMENT
HI JOURNAL,
FIRST, I AM MAKING A CLEAR STATEMENT OF HOW STONGLY I FEEL ABOUT THE FOLLOWIG ISSUE OF PARKINSON'S.
I DO NOT LIKE THE TERM 'DISEASE', INDEED I DO NOT HAVE A DISEASE OF ANY KIND.
I TRAVEL OR JOURNEY WITH,"PARKINSON'S CONDITION".
FURTHER TO THAT, MY PEERS AND I ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS, 'THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE.'
I HAVE TO SAY SUCH STATEMENT IS FLAWED.
I WILL NOT BE DESCRIBED, IN SUCH NEGATIVE TERMS.
SUFFICE TO SAY,
I TRAVEL WITH PARKINSON'S CONDITION.
WHEN I WAS AT JUNIOR SCHOOL, WE SOLD CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR THE AID OF THE SPASTIC ASSOCIATION. NOW, THAT WORD IS ALMOST OUTLAWED AND RIGHTLY SO.
IF THIS NAME CHANGE CAN BE MADE AND ACCEPTED, THEN SO TOO WITH PARKINSON'S CONDITION.
I AM 'UPPING THE ANTI' THIS WEEK,
I AM GETITNG MY ACT TOGETHER AGAIN,
AFTER A TRICKY SPELL.
A FULL BUSY WEEK AHEAD.
YESTERDAY I DID TAI CHI CLASS,
TODAY IS TABLE TENNIS DAY.
WEDNESDAY I WILL BE AT MY OVER FIFTIES CLUB,
PAYING BOWLS AND TABLE TENNIS.
THURSDAY I WILL BE DOING ART,
AS WELL AS LEARNING TO PLAY KEYBOARDS,
AT MY DAY CENTRE.
FRIDAY I WILL DO A YOGA CLASS IN THE MORNING,
AND THEN INTO THE CITY FOR 'SHAKE A TIN' DAY,
TO ROUND OFF 'PARKINSON'S WEEK.'
SO I AM REALY GETTING BACK IN TO THE SWING.
FEELING GOOD ABOUT THAT.
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