Archive for August, 2009
1.) Special Parkinson’s recipe + 2.) idea for Parkinson’s exercise
Here is a very simple, tasty, main meal called Parkinson’s Delight.
step # 1 Go to your favorite appliance store and buy an automatic can opener (battery powered.). While you are out get some tins of summer sweet small peas. Get also some (thick) cheese slices and a tub of salt free margarine..
Now here it starts to get really complicated so pay attention.
Heat up the whole tin of peas (preferably after removing the top of the tin with your new opener.)
Now go over to your microwave and spoon some of the peas onto a dinner plate with lots of margarine (salt free.) Now put at least 2 cheese slices (thick ones) on top of peas. Run it for about 30 secs.
Eat and enjoy. Eat the whole darn tin if you want.
Goes good with cold beer and a snooze when finished.
2.) I use a walker and try to make every step as big as possible (no sliding feet) . Count each step and aim for some place about 700 steps away and count. Then 2x it when you get back. Then try to see how you can lessen the # by taking bigger steps. I stop a lot and read a book too. Then when you get back have another beer.
A few thoughts & trike & book trailer .
Sorry for not putting more into the blog but a few things have happened that
have kind of thrown me off for a bit
You know that having a disability requires constant effort to keep going
as if all were normal. So many times now I have found myself without a cane
or walker. I just get up from somewhere & walk out as if I had to remind
myself that I am handicapped. Another part to deal with is the idea that I
am never going to get over it . It is quite a thought to hang on to that
about the most I can do is keep it at a level that is acceptable.
We are brought up to believe that when something holds us down we need
to fight it and OVERCOME it but with Parkinson`s the one word missing is
OVERCOME,
I would appreciate any thoughts about this .
One great thing I have done is to buy a TRIKE. Yesterday I went for a 4 hour
ride and discovered the bike path along the Ottawa river that seems to run
continuously from Trim RD on east to Rockcliffe park on West. All nice &
smooth. Will have to see if a map is available– anybody know.
Whoops will have to stop for awhile as my computer now does
