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'MR P' by Lester Gale
Thank you Lester for this brilliant poem inspired by MoveMe classes we run. For full details click here. We gather together on Thursday...
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Why time for a cuppa and a chat can make all the difference
Today was my first visit to the Parkinsons.Me MoveMe group held at the Loyd Lindsay Rooms in Ardington near Wantage. MoveMe is an...
Oct 21, 20212 min read
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Medication, movement and the man
From our special correspondent.... I am sitting next to him whist he writhes unwillingly from the effects of his most recent dose of...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
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A friend indeed
From our Special Correspondent... Someone once told me that friends come into your life for one of three things, “a reason, a season, or...
Oct 27, 20203 min read
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How valuable are you?
From our Special Correspondent... I’m always touched by how many people ask me how he’s doing. In fact, I volunteer information about his...
Sep 19, 20203 min read
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The shift of roles in the PD household
From our Special Correspondent... It’s inevitable that as a relationship evolves the roles within it change, and change again and again. ...
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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Making the best of things
By Martin Cowell, a member of the MoveMe group. I absolutely echo and underline everything that Rhonda says about MoveMe : it is...
Jun 27, 20203 min read
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What does MoveMe mean to me?
By Rhonda Telford, a founder member of our MoveMe group. MoveMe is all encompassing. From our fantastic leader/physiotherapist Jo Preston...
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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Parkinson's and me...
By Peter Cook, Trustee of Parkinsons.Me. Like all medical diagnoses, Parkinson’s is a bit of a downer. For me I went to my GP for...
May 13, 20203 min read
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Gardening.Me
Everyone enjoys a different aspect of the community garden. For me, it has to be the social interactions with the constant stream of...
Sep 23, 20192 min read
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Duke of Edinburgh Award
It's been a wild and windy week in Lockinge but that hasn't stopped us making some huge progress in the garden. Yesterday morning we had...
Mar 17, 20191 min read
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Revisiting gut bacteria
We have blogged and posted on gut bacteria several times in the past. It is an areas that is receiving a lot of research attention and we...
Mar 15, 20192 min read
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MoveMe -> Tell 'ME' more!
MoveMe is an exciting new group exercise programme for people with Parkinson’s led by an Oxford Health NHS Trust Physiotherapist from the...
Feb 15, 20192 min read
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Dreaming of summer
It may be cold and wet outside but here at Parkinsons.Me we are planting broad beans in the community garden and dreaming of summer....
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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GPs should prescribe gardening, dancing and cookery, says the Health Secretary.
According to the NHS and the Health Secretary gardening and other 'hobbies' can be better for us than traditional medications. With this...
Jan 29, 20191 min read
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Garlic - Not just for keeping vampires away ...
Last September the local junior school children were busily planting garlic bulbs in the community garden. Which should be ready for...
Jan 23, 20191 min read
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Safer access for the garden
Just in time for the cold weather this weekend, the garden now has safety grip strips on the access ramp. These will make sure it is safe...
Oct 25, 20181 min read
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Community Garden Opening
https://youtu.be/qgRspBXwnXQ #Parkinsons #CommunityGarden #WestLockinge #GrandOpening
Oct 2, 20181 min read
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Wildflowers add colour and stimulation to community garden
Among their many benefits, the aesthetics of wildflowers and the associated joy that they bring cannot be overstated. We were reminded of...
Sep 20, 20182 min read
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