VITAL ACTIVITY
HI JOURNAL,
PARKINSON'S CONDITION SYMPTOMS,
LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE,
I HAVE ENDURED AND I ENDURE,
THE MANY SYMPTOMS.
FROM TREMORS, TO BEING UNABLE TO MOVE,
TO CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR,
BEING THE ONLY WAY I COULD MOVE.
STIFFNESS IS ANOTHER SYMPTOM,
THIS CAN OCCUR EVEN WITHOUT,
THE CONDITION OF PARKINSON'S.
WHILST OCCURRING MORE SO,
WITH PARKINSON'S, IN PERIODS OF INACTIVITY.
THEREFORE I FEEL IT IS VITAL FOR MYSELF,
TO BE ACTIVE, MAINTAINING A LEVEL OF ACTIVITY,
SO AS TO TEST MYSELF, MONITORING MYSELF,
SO I CAN SEE WHERE I AM AT WITH MYSELF,
AS WELL AS WITH THE SO CALLED NORMAL PEOPLE.
BEING ACTIVE CREATES ITS OWN INERTIA AND ENERGY.
AMONGST MY PEERS IN MY LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP,
IT IS EASY AND SAD TO SEE,
THOSE WHO RELIED ON THEIR CARERS TOO SOON,
WELL BEFORE,
THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO THINGS FOR THEMSELVES.
I BELIEVE IT IS VITAL, TO BE ACTIVE.
ACHES, PAINS AND STRAINS RESPOND WELL TO THIS,
AS WELL AS TO RESTING.
IT WORKS FOR ME.
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Hey Stew as you know no PARKINSON\'S for me but the RA well agrees with what you have said. And from your kick start I am growing within myself once again. Sometimes I guess we just forget we never stop learning. Mate I will be proud to crawl when my time comes for that because you have taught me is what a man must do before he can walk on his own. your friend joe