As my followers know, I have been living with Parkinson's disease for nearly eight years. I retired from full-time work six years ago. In reality, it wasn’t Parkinson’s that prompted my early retirement; I was burnt out. My superannuation savings became a life raft, guiding me out of my hectic lifestyle toward what was promised... Continue Reading →
Military life and mental health
Feeling immersed in negativity? Making silly mistakes? Feeling sad, sick, lonely and self-hating. Maybe you are overweight, underweight, unfit, and you feel generally unmotivated and with free-floating anxiety… and you don’t enjoy anything anymore. You hate yourself for feeling like you’re not yourself. You are all up in your head, and you are mentally bullying... Continue Reading →
Parkinson’s ponderings
What will be my exit? Will it be a face plant after tripping over my shoelace and landing nose-first in the path of a random blind man? Will I have assumed the undignified position of the dubious winner of a game of twister left in a twisted and expired heap in the lounge room? Will... Continue Reading →