As I am typing this blog I am fighting my Parkinson’s to
gain sufficient control of my hands and fingers to press the keys I want; my
hands are trembling and my fingers are slow to move. Sometimes, frustratingly,
I can’t remove my finger from a key in time resulting iin multipleee lettters
appearing on the screenn, which I have to laboriously delete. Every word is typed
and every extra letter is deleted with maximum effort and each essay, whether
good or bad, memorable or instantly forgotten, is soaked in the same
determination and concentration.
This reveals an important feature of my Parkinson’s; I can’t
do things with minimal effort or attention any more. Every task and every
movement requires concentration and takes longer to complete. This forces me to
ration my energy and limits what is on my “to do” list. As a person who used to
work without care for the limits of my endurance it is a difficult lesson to
learn.
The aim I am trying to achieve now is to manage my energy to
allow me to do the things I want to ddo. O, there’s another extra letter to
delete…
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