Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3
Nothing at all to do with PD:

hhtp://www.you tube.com/watch?v=CIMNX

RIP Ian Dury

I will try once more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIMNX

Turnip ... I agree wholehartedly its just I started this thread to focus on positives ... Not to be hijacked with negatives ... There are plenty of threads on PUK for that. .. Or maybe someone can start one called "what I miss most about life before Parky"

Tongue in cheek :)

that would be fun

I am very sorry SBNS if I am guilty of "hijacking " your thread re the +ive aspects of PD. I apologise
I am truely pleased for you that you have such an admirable attitude.

Turnip -I am not at all sure that a thread entitled "What I miss about life before PD" would be "fun"!

I’ve tried (I really have!) to find something positive to say about Parky, but all I can find to say is this:

It has made me live 'in the moment' – much like a cat or a dog does. Before, I never really experienced the present because I was always making elaborate plans for the next day, week, month or year. Now, I think of each day as it comes and try to make it as enjoyable as I can, but in a simple way, such as by taking my son’s dog for a walk whenever the mood takes me, or doing the chores I like doing and ignoring those I don’t, or inviting the family round for a take-away rather than a meal I have slaved over all afternoon.

Somehow, even though nobody knows I have Parkie except my husband, I now feel that I’m allowed whereas before I didn’t and felt guilty if I wasn’t constantly self-flagellating.

Does that make sense?

on the this Parky positives thread on the first post it said ". be active don't just read and leave "

I replied first to your post as I did not know my negative view on PD was classed as "hijacking"
We are adults talking and expressing how we feel, some have positive views and some have negative views. You can not exclude those who do not always agree .
Peoples circumstances and private lives may reflect on their opinions also.

I wish you all well in journey with PD

PB x

hi mommah,
thank you very much for that " kick up the backside " that is just what i needed. I was wallowing in self pity and that is not me. I have just returned from a holiday in LAS VEGAS with my husband and son and his partner. We have had a fabulous time so apart from feeling "jet lagged" i feel really good and reading your post has put the icing on the cake. You asked what area I worked in, I worked on a busy Day Surgery unit. and yes the wifit name does come from the fact that I use this a lot for my balance and because I like it. So there is the positive for me that I thought I would never have and that is that PD has introduced me to the wifit and I really love it, so thanks once again to you for making me see sense and I know that this uninvited guest will not beat me as I am more determined than ever to give it a run for my money.( thats the gambling in me now because of holiday i vegas) You could also say that is a second positive THANKS!!! I mean the determination not the gambling. ha ha

Yes, it's a good idea having a positive thread, but I'd find it a bit scary if anyone with negative views was excluded...

I'm finding this whole thread very interesting - especially the feelings it engenders in people. Personally trying to remember the positives is an essential part of my survival mechanism. It doesn't mean I'm overjoyed to have had PD from the age of 33 - it just means I try to remember what could be worse about it, ie no medication, no health service, no friends, no job so I can pay for extra therapies, etc etc etc.... I'd rather - really - be unenlightened and well and PD-free - but I need to remain positive. I've been to some depths and I no doubt will again as it goes on but I truly need to remain as positive as I can because it makes a massive difference to me. This is a public forum and no-one is excluded. PD is a rotten illness and I can understand how some people struggle with this thread. But we all mostly try to respect the threads and post appropriately - those of us who do get benefit from this thread really do need it to remain as it was intended (I think? I can only speak for myself). It makes a difference to read some positive approaches and lets allow ourselves the novelty of the experiment at least. I never wanted PD but neither do i want PD and depression / fear / anxiety and I've had all of those states during the last 7 years. Those of us that have responded to this thread get something out of it - maybe in the same way others, and myself included, get releif from sharing experiences, advice, sadnesses, etc in all the other threads. This isn't a challenge to anyone - just a smile in the sometimes dark space of PD. let it develop and see what happens...
Gosh i never realised I felt so strongly about it. Time to go for a lie down I reckon.