Archive - Diary of a YOPD

What is the point of World Parkinson's Day?

Tulip emojis at the ready 🌷🌷🌷

Apr 11 •

March 2025

I need your help - it'll take two minutes

...and you can do it on your phone or laptop *right now*

Mar 23 •

Parkinson's, and a metaphor involving a bear made of ice

Read on to find out about why it's fine to stop reading at all

Mar 9 •

February 2025

Parkinson's, the end of the honeymoon phase and storytelling

It has been a while, and here are some of the reasons why...

Feb 9 •

January 2025

Parkinson's, a preemptive 2025 'Wrapped', and attempting to find balance

Adding up the things I hope will start to count

Jan 1 •

December 2024

Parkinson's, reflections on the first six months, and recommendations

What I've learned, gained and lost in the six months since diagnosis

Dec 17, 2024 •

November 2024

Parkinson's Packers, people and purpose

Other P's are available...

Nov 22, 2024 •

Parkinson's, Bluesky, community and [heavy-handed emails]

Fresh potential for a positive support network

Nov 14, 2024 •

October 2024

Parkinson's, healthcare and AI-powered tech assistance

There is one aspect of the story of my diagnosis that regularly surprises people when I relay it

Oct 12, 2024 •

What Parkinson's has taught me about friendship

An inevitable consequence of being given an unwanted medical diagnosis is that, at some point, you then have to tell people close to you that you have…

Oct 3, 2024 •

September 2024

Do the things you want to do

A reminder that life is about actively doing the things you want to do, whether you have Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease, something else unpleasant or a…

Sep 16, 2024 •

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