Dealing with Parkinson's

I have been falling for the past year. I ended up in the hospital many times after a fall. I got dizzy and my legs collapsed under me. After falling a lot, I never went out. At first, I thought I had vertigo. In the hospital I had a new neurologist take over my case. He said the falling backwards was caused by my Parkinson's Disease.

He increased my meds for this bad disease. I ended up in the hospital on Thanksgiving. The neurologist gave me a new med for it. I started falling less after that med. I use my cane and my walker at home and the cane every time I go out. I never had it as bad, as I do now.

I follow up with the neurologist in ten days. I am getting better little by little. The hospital uses a wheelchair whenever i go to the car to be picked up. I fell two weeks ago, at the dentist's office. Two men lifted me off the floor and the doctor and nurses came running out. It was a bad experience. The nurse broukgt me to the car in a wheelchair.

I bought a wheelchair for at home. Sometimes the cane isn't enough support for walking. I do most of my shopping online. It is easier and safer. My mom, who is 91, helps me. I have to get better. I hope I do. When I went back to the dentist, he asked how I am doing with the falling. I said I am getting better.

Now, I have a nurse's aid at home and a former beighbor helping me. I will get better. I am hoping I can go to weddings and other social events. Between, covid and the falling, I spend most time at home.

It can be a nightmare. I moved into a ground floor apartment last September. I could't take the stairs anymore. It was a good idea. Sitting around a lot put some weight on me. When I am more active I don't gain as much. I have many doctors now. It is hard to keep up with it all.

Many of my neighbors can't take stairs and move to ground floor places. It really helps. I am getting better each week. I never thought I wouldn"t be able to do stairs at only 67 years old. I am currently working on my PhD and will study computers next month in graduate school at a state university. It is possible to keep going to school online. I enjoy the diversion from my heatlth problems. I will be finished in two or three years.

I am hoping to go to graduation in person. It will be an honor to graduate again, at my age. It is never too late to get another degree. I have been teaching at the college level for over 30 years. Most students study online with covid 19 out there. I am one of them. I am doing much better.

I have been going to school online for the past 8 years. I really enjoy it. I haven't seen a lot of my family in three years. I am looking forward to the next get together. It will be fun. It is nice to see relatives I haven't seen in years. My family has about 100 people. It is good to see them all. It is a very nice family. We don't get together very often. It is great when we do. We don't know how long we will all last.

It keeps me busy and, I forget my problems.