Okay, so it’s not, strictly speaking, a symptom of Parkinson’s Disease. Nor is it an effect or side effect of deep brain stimulation. It is, however, a direct result of me losing my balance (which has been a tad poor over the last couple of days) just as I was getting to my feet in the bath last night. I fell backwards into the bath (not even far enough to cause a decent tidal wave) and clobbered my right elbow on the side of the (cast iron) bath. My wife heard the commotion (and probably me shouting out a four letter word) and came running to ensure that I was alright. I was fine, although I realised I had hit my elbow with some force. This morning I didn’t notice anything untoward until I sat down in my usual place and rested my right elbow on the arm of the sofa. Ouch!! Bloody hell! My elbow hurts! I can’t see any damage, no bruise showing, but it still hurts. Dyskinesia is still a bitch, but I’m hopeful that it can be resolved when I visit Joseph at the NHNN next Tuesday. Balance is still not great. Dystonia is a complete pain in the……foot!
I have given myself a few tasks to achieve today. My motivation is still low, but I’m determined to achieve something!
- Get photos off my digital camera onto my laptop and post on Instagram for my wife’s business
- Sharpen the very blunt Dutch hoe that I purchased last week
- Shave (don’t laugh, it’s not as easy as it sounds)
- Clean the bathroom
- Vacuum the lounge and dining room
I can’t find my card reader for transferring the pictures from the memory card in my digital camera, nor can I find the cable to connect my camera to my laptop directly. That’s a cracking start. I know that the bench grinder I own, and which I intend to use to sharpen the Dutch hoe, is under the double bed in the spare bedroom. After lying on my belly and struggling to locate exactly WHERE under the double bed it is, I have to come back downstairs and sit down for a few minutes. I can see where the bench grinder is (I think) but I’m not quite sure how I’m going to be able to get it out. It must be time to have a shave…
I have a shave (with minimal bloodshed) and then clean the bathroom. That’s 2 items crossed off my list! I come back downstairs and vacuum the lounge and dining room. Another one crossed off. 3 out of 5 ain’t bad… I take the dog for her (late) afternoon walk, feed her, feed myself (my wife isn’t going to be home until much later this evening), settle down with iPlayer and the EU Referendum back issues of Question Time and pour myself a beer.