mental-health
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I no longer fear ghosts and ghouls because I live with a monster every single day
Today being Halloween I can’t help but write about fear. Fear takes on a new meaning when you are diagnosed with Parkinson’s at a young age. During the first few months after diagnosis you fear every single thing. But you learn how to manage this fear because PD gives you a different perspective on fear… Read more
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Grief
Nothing ever truly prepares you for the loss of a parent or a grandparent, for that matter. It is tough to think about and really talk about grief in a way that is going to help heal one’s soul. Because grief is never entirely absent. It comes in waves like the sea, sometimes crashing and… Read more
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“What Is Independence, Mummy?”
“What is independence?” You asked me, your five-year-old eyes twinkling, catching the rays of the sun shining down on us here in England. The irony never fails to startle me, celebrating the motherland’s independence as we sit here on the land of her colonizer. I want to tell you so much. I want to tell… Read more
