Typing and having Parkinsons can be a challenge. Fingers need to move rapidly, which happens to be something that my Parkinsons specifically rails against. I have tweaked my system settings to inhibit keys repeating if they are held down too long, and that helps a bit, but errors caused by my recalcitrant fingers still creep in. Interestingly, all of this improves as the day goes on. By the evening I have taken all my doses of my medications and things are noticeably better. I find that a little perverse. Maybe I should adjust my circadian rhythm? Even so, I can’t complain. I have been diagnosed for almost four years now and my visible symptoms are still light enough that you likely wouldn’t know I was dealing with this disease.
Speaking of typing, writing is something I spar with. I had a long running blog that I finally quit posting to somewhere around 2010 when my life was too much with me to keep it up. Writing every day definitely improved my ability to put words together, but I was no poet. That ability has atrophied, and I am just now finding the time to pick it up again. We’ll see how it goes huh?
Back to my Parkinsons though. The only other visible symptoms that may be noticeable are balance issues that have started to creep in. Balance is something that cannot be fixed through medication so if it gets worse I will be using a cane and hope I don’t end up in a wheelchair. I also have an issue with talking. Yes, my voice is whisper soft, but also, and this one is a bit weird, sometimes the words don’t come. They are in my brain, and it is trying to make my voice box work, but the signals aren’t being received. Fun huh? Both of those are still only minor annoyances.
I am most grateful that I am still in the game.
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