I managed to catch up with my sleep last night – we had an early night, I went straight off to sleep (with a little help from cannabis) and slept right through until shortly before the alarm clock went off at 7am.
I intend to do some more filming for my “DBS on/DBS off” video today, so I review the footage that I shot a couple of days ago. I’m really not happy with the camera angles that I used, and feel inclined to bin the lot and start again – in fact (aside from a couple of shots that I think I can use) that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I decide that I need to script the video before shooting any more footage – having a script helps me to decide upon the shots that I require, and also “shapes” the video – so I sit on the sofa with my iPad and start scripting.
My tremor is breaking through more in my right arm than in my left leg, for a change, but it is quite variable – one minute I’m shaking like a very shaky thing, the next it’s all back under control. Motivation and energy seem better than yesterday, although I do feel quite inclined do do absolutely nothing. I fight off the urge, and take the dog for a walk instead. It’s a nasty wet and chilly day in Southrepps today, so I decide to light a fire. That also prevents me from just sitting around – logs have to be split and the log basket filled, so I swing the log splitting axe for 5 minutes or so and bring the logs in.
My voice isn’t particularly strong at the moment, but it has been this way for quite a while now. Mostly my symptoms seem to be fairly stable. The only thing that really varies on a day to day basis (and sometimes from hour to hour) is my tremor, but as long as it remains manageable then I can deal with it. I am resisting making any adjustment to my device because I don’t want to aggravate my dyskinesia.