We had an early night and I slept really well, so I can’t understand why I’m still feeling so washed out at the moment. I have a few tasks that I need to do today and I’m struggling to motivate myself to do them. They are really not too onerous, and I know that I’ll feel a sense of achievement when I’ve done them, yet I’m still struggling.
1. Send a text message to my friend who underwent deep brain stimulation surgery yesterday. I actually managed this one fairly easily, but it’s getting late in the day now and I haven’t had a reply so I’m thinking that I’d better call the hospital to enquire after him.
2. Call my wife’s accountant to ensure that he has all the information he requires to prepare last year’s accounts. I manage to do this one relatively easily as well, but his phone rings and rings and he doesn’t pick it up, so I’ll have to try his home number this evening.
3. Order a board to construct a bath panel that can be tiled. I hunt out my trade card for the local builder’s merchant, but find that it is so long since I last used it that they have closed my account. Rethink required! Perhaps one of my property renovating neighbours still has an account and could be persuaded to order the board on my behalf…
The dog forces me out of the house for her walks, which gets me a much needed breath of fresh air. The weather ain’t great, but at least it doesn’t rain any more than it already has.
My voice is still slightly slurred and tremor is still quite strong in my left leg. I have a constantly twitching muscle in my left shoulder that’s driving me mad and the occasional stabbing pain in the middle of my back – I’m not sure if these are Parkinson’s related, but it’s a pretty safe bet. My balance is okay (ish) and my walking is a bit wooden.
I tidy the kitchen and vacuum downstairs before my wife gets home from work, and then have a dose of CBD oil to help me relax.