I’m awake early again – 5.30am, and can’t get back to sleep again. I lie awake, resting, until almost 8am. My wife isn’t feeling too bright this morning, so I get up and leave her to sleep on for a while.
Everything, symptom-wise, is pretty much as it was yesterday. Tremor is under control in the main, although it is fairly close to the surface. Dystonia – manageable. Balance – ditto. Dyskinesia – ditto. Energy and mood seem okay, and I’m still keeping an eye on my motivation.
We have dinner guests tonight, and I want to get started on preparing the food (so that my wife doesn’t end up doing everything), so I start off by reducing a packet of Digestive biscuits to crumbs, and make the biscuit base of the banoffee pie that we are having for dessert. I struggle a little with spreading the biscuit mixture into the dish that I’m using, because any rhythmic movement presents me (and a lot of other Parkinson’s Disease sufferers) with difficulty. I make a reasonable job of it (eventually) and bung it into the fridge to set. Next on the agenda is the Thai green curry, which shouldn’t present too much of a problem (initially), but might be more of a problem when I need to cut the chicken and vegetables up later. By the time my wife puts in an appearance, things are well under way – I even manage (with great concentration) to cut up the chicken and vegetables without cutting myself in the process – result!! I finish assembling the banoffee, and then take the dog out for her afternoon runaround.
I’m still contemplating a change to my settings. And I’m still hesitant. I don’t want to upset the status quo. I’m going to leave well alone (again) and just see what happens. I self-medicate (mildly) with cannabis before our guests arrive – hopefully it’ll help me contain the tremor, and relax a little more.