Attitude is everything

Good Morning Brave Friends and Parkinson’s WarriorsRecently Parkinson's NSW published an article on the Five Stages of Parkinson's. Although we are all unique, apparently Parkinson's Disease does follow a broad pattern that has been divided into five typical stages known as the Hoehn and Yahr scale. I understand that this may be helpful for physicians, but use of this scale outside of this has always, to be honest, really irked me. I have no wish to be pigeon-holed and placed in a box. Some comments on the Parkinson's NSW facebook page show I am not alone. Jen wrote "As a person with PD , I am not a fan of stages " .e Dyer.

The Brightest Stars

Good morning to all my wonderful Parkinson's friends and family.I know it is sometimes hard to find positives that may arise from this PD monster that has sideswiped us and almost succeeded in knocking the air from our lungs, but I have found it to be most worthwhile. Looking for positive, as trite and as hard as that may seem, can even help miraculously to take my mind off all those niggling negatives that tend to fill my mind as I face each day's many challenges that arise from this unwanted companion. Inevitably, at times I will become frustrated and let off steam, and this seems to help momentarily, but I know, for me, this can dramatically increase my symptoms. I try not to let this become my default. 

Privileged to be part of this amazing community

Some of us may have recently experienced something in our lives that may have turned our whole lives upside down. 

Maybe we have recently received a diagnosis of Parkinson's, or maybe we have experienced a natural disaster. 

Throughout these unwelcome and unexpected events, there have been moments of agony, despair, regret, guilt, fear and anger thrust upon us intermingled with surprising moments of wonder, gratitude, joy, relief, amusement and hope.

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. 

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.