My wife is out of the house early this morning – she’s gone just after 7am, leaving me in peace and quiet for the day. Also leaving me to make my own tea this morning – it’s been so long since I had to make it, I’ve almost forgotten the recipe…
I change my neurostimulator settings to my daytime voltages (2.05v on the left, 2.3v on the right), and plan out my day. I am definitely going to video my review of Charlotte’s Web CBD oil today – there’s nobody here to disturb me. I clear the kitchen island (again), set up the camera and film some “before” shots of the tremor in my left arm. Then I take a dose of the oil, and wait for it to take effect.
My tremor is still breaking through on my left side, but is under control (mostly) on my right. My balance is not as bad as it has been, but my walking is still a bit stilted. Dyskinesia is still around, but it’s been fairly stable for some time now, and not too problematic. Dystonia, ditto. Mood, motivation and energy are all pretty good.
While I’m waiting, I take the dog for her morning walk, and then listen to PopMaster. I feel the tremor reduce, and it’s my cue to get up off my backside and film the review. I’m getting better at being in front of the camera, and manage to get the review filmed with only 4 takes. Next step is to get the video transferred to my MacBook ready for editing, and that’s achieved in double quick time also. I make a start on the editing, and then the dog wants another walk. We get to the field next to the village hall only to find that the entrance has been fenced off – there has been some work pending for quite some time, which necessitates the closure of the field, but I wasn’t expecting it just now! We manage to find a way around the barrier, and continue with our walk – they haven’t started to dig the field up just yet, but once they do, we will have to find somewhere else to exercise.
My wife returns bearing gifts (beers from Asda), so I finish my work for the day, bung a ready meal in the oven (a green Thai curry from Lidl), and we settle down in front of the telly for the evening.