Lismore: Trauma and Healing

Dearest friends and Parkinson's family

At times nature sends us incredible periods of extreme duress and no matter which way we approach this, no matter how hard we try to put a positive spin on it, our hearts sink into a state of despair. 

As a resident of a flattened and devastated town, although well out of flood reach ourselves, our only real loss being five days without power and the inconvenience of cold showers, black coffee and the loss of all perishables in our refrigerator, we are still suffering alongside members of our community as they try to deal with their hurt and loss.

Awakening to the flood

Hello Everyone in Lismore and Surrounds I know many of you may have similar stories in these sad times. Five days and still no power . 

Actually starting to enjoy black coffee and cold showers! It is difficult to reach out with no power and do those things I normally would for the running of our group. We are up on a hill but the devestation just at the bottom of our street is appalling. 

So sad for Lismore and its wonderful people. Hard to believe how the tinny army rallied and the community are pulling together to get through this truly heartbreaking event. I feel so proud to be part of this community. It brings tears. 

Having Control Over Your Progression

Hello to my Parkinson’s family and friends. Now I may be beginning to sound a little like a broken record, but I make no apology for that! 

This is vital. I sometimes, not often, come across those who are newly diagnosed and their response has been to give up; to accept this as their lot, and to succumb to whatever this invader metes out to them. 

I want to stress today that you, yourself, even though it may be hard to believe, have enormous control over the degree of progression of your illness, and in some cases, you can even begin to fight back and regain the use, the flexibility, the control over your progression.

Members Insights: Stephen and Catherine, Fungi Time Lapse

We are very excited to announce our February Guest Speakers will be the world-renown duo, Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak, who will share some of their beautiful time-lapse videos on the fascinating life of fungi. We are certainly looking forward to this presentation.

Parkinsons and Anxiety

Hello to all our members of the Parkinson's community, friends, family and other folk who care. One of the most debilitating and annoying symptoms of Parkinson's Disease is anxiety.

Lismore needs a Parkinsons Nurse

Why do we need a community based Dedicated Parkinson’s Nurse position in our local Government Area? Our Lismore Parkinson’s support group are extremely grateful to Parkinson’s NSW and to our very hardworking patrons, Member for Lismore , Janelle Saffin and Jenny Dowell, OAM, for continuing to help us advocatie for this appointment.