2016-08-20 – Positive state of mind

I’m still troubled by tremor in my left leg (mainly), but other than that, I’m feeling pretty good.  Tremor has always been my main symptom and I hope, above all else, that I’ll eventually defeat it with my DBS.  Motivation and energy were things that I had never expected to be influenced by DBS, yet it’s very clear (to me) that they absolutely are.  Now that I have regained some of my former “oomph!” through adjusting my settings (at least I think it’s through adjusting my settings) I’m loath to change my settings in search of better tremor control, and lose (possibly) my current positive state of mind.  At least I have a record of what I have done, settings-wise, and how those settings have affected me.  If I choose to explore the Group ‘A’ settings, and they prove problematic, at least I can return to the settings within Group ‘B’ which have given me the best result.

My wife and I venture out to the big car boot sale at Aylsham.  The weather is very variable this morning – gusty wind and sunshine between the showers – so there aren’t many people there today.  We go to my wife’s workshop to pick up a curtain pole that I need to get fitted today, and then return home so that I can do so!  I locate the various tools that I require (after some searching and cursing) – workbench, hacksaw, tape measure, spirit level, cordless drill and charger (because both batteries are flat), drill bits, rawlplugs and a pencil – and set about the task in hand, while my wife zooms around the house like a thing possessed, putting washing in the machine, vacuuming, hanging out washing, cleaning the bathroom, etc., etc.

My YouTube video is getting some views – I have had some favourable comments on Facebook and Instagram, and I’m pleased about that – it will spur me on to make some more, and I’ll enjoy doing them.

Dinner time, followed by beer time, followed swiftly by self-medication (cannabis) time…

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