PwP I would like to know if anyone has a One Liner to respond in a short loving way when asked: "How are you doing"?
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Fine thanks - ticking along!
I like your question. I have thought about that also. It isn't a problem when I'm doing well and feeling good. It's when I'm not that I'm not sure what to say. I had a friend years ago who had cancer and was not doing well and when she was asked she would say, hanging in there. I'm not sure I especially like that response...curious to see what other people say.
Lately it's been barely surviving. But really when people ask how you are it's like a token question. People who are close to you or immediate family truly know and adjust their mood one way or the other. If you're having a good day they may ask you if there's something you would like to do. If you're not having a good day they may just say is there something I can do for you today. Sadly since I've been feeling so badly my 2 closest friends have just about dropped off the face of the earth.
I said to my daughter I would have brought a meal over to their family by now or gone shopping for them etc. she told me of a quote someone told her and it fit perfectly. Never expect people to react to you the same way you would to them in a similar situation. You will surely be disappointed.
Don't know if this helps or really answers your question. I sure hope you're feeling well and have a good day. Judy
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littlerody,
Your Daughter said it all " Never expect people to react to you the same way you would to them in a similar situation. You will surely be disappointed." I love this statement, it fits exactly how I feel but could not find the words to express. It is true. "Don't wait for others to bring you flowers when you are down, plant your own garden instead."
Thank your Daughter for me and thank you for your posting.
Love, Darkflower
Littlerody• in reply to
Thank you hon and I guess we all just have to hang in there and hope for a cure. Judy
depends on the day.
how are you feeling- dazed and confused
how are you feeling- better than yesterday
how are you feeling- I must have made my wife upset yesterday because I am sure I was beaten with a sock full of nickels last night.
Beckey• in reply to
That's hilarious!
HeartSong• in reply to
Thanks for the chuckle!
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sirshakes,
Love your sense of humor. The last one made me smile and i really needed that smile today. It has been a rough week. Thank you.
Best wishes,
Darkflower
RobertoOcana
To keep it simple, I say with a smile:"I am doing great!"
Now If someone takes me aside and asks me, I tell them the truth 
I feel like something the cat drug in. or can't complain but I am going to do so anyways.
I usually say "Hanging in there" but every time I say it I wish I could be more creative. Sometimes I feel like saying "how do you think I feel, I have Parkinson's", but I try to stay positive. I think I'll use some of Sirshakes comebacks & get some laughs out of it.
Usually say, "I'm as good as I can be, I suppose. Thanks for asking."
I'm not as good as before I got bad but I'm feeling better than I have been but the doctor says I'll get worse before I get better.
That normally shuts them up .
"Well, I'm still breathing ..!" lol
Lol that's about what I said at the neurologists office the other day when the staff and dr asked. I said I'm still alive. But that's because I had just been thru 6 months of hell and they could see that. That's why I say it's an obligatory question. Judy
I use the curates egg reply "I'm good in parts" or the other delivered in a Mummerset jokey way "Fair to middlin ". Or, "I'm OK really" to which the reply is often "keep taking the tablets eh?" Wry smile from me. I don't usually ignore it even though I have been able to maintain a pretty positive attitude and that compared to many I have had an easy ride so far with PD and PMR but I don't to put about the notion that it is plain sailing and that others are making a fuss when the medics have got it all sussed. I don't have that problem with my immediate family because until recently they haven't asked!!!!
Is there any reason why people don't put their country origin on their profile. It makes it difficult to reply as the health systems are different and much else. For the benefit of those who don't recognise the term "mummerset" it means an on stage all purpose rural accent similar I imagine to a stagey US "southern drawl".
Ah! That explains one mystery. Thanks, Paddy.
More illumination- curate's egg. phrases.org.uk/meanings/163...
Paddy I am 80 y. O. Retired physician used to work for Kaiser in California now I live in Panama City Panamá. Was PD 3 y. ago, no movement disorder specialist here
10 wonderful years, now in my 11th and regressing but I know in my 12th I shall be on the 'up' and 'up' because I have faith that 'something ' is on the other side of the hill.
HGE
We know that because the newspapers tell us that all the time! All the research we keep reading about will explode with cures all at once.
If it is just a casual question I always say, "Very well, thanks" and move the conversation on to something else. But for people I'm close to I may launch into a report/complaint on "off times" and "dyskinsia" or how I was up in the middle of the night checking my mail because my legs hurt too much to stay in bed.
If it is just a casual question I always say, "Very well, thanks" and move the conversation on to something else. But for people I'm close to I may launch into a report/complaint on "off times" and "dyskinsia" or how I was up in the middle of the night checking my mail because my legs hurt too much to stay in bed.
I just say "Fine" or if I am not fine I say "I'm having a PD day"
My response: "I'm managing fairly well."
My sister's response: "I may be diminished, but I'm not finished!"
I always reply "Fantastic", just tor register the surprised look on their faces.
Every day is a good day -- some are better than others.
I an fine--except for what is wrong with me.
"Just shuffling along"
Regarding "fair to middling"... The term originates from a specific grade of cotton. I think.
Just shuffling along
"All the better for seeing you" if you can say that truthfully; otherwise "I feel as good as the bloke I saw in the mirror looked", or "I checked the obituaries in the newspaper and I wasn't in them so must be good".
I woke up this morning............
Why not just skip a detailed answer and say, "Thanks for asking". After all, the question is usually just a habit used to start a conversation. Most people aren't really asking you for details, just letting you know they are concerned about you. After that reply, you can just shift the subject to the topic of your choice.
Pretty well thanks. How are you?
I'm on the right side of the sod.
This day is like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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I have to give you a like. My wife and daughter makes me like anything Disney related.
My sweet little Italian mother who lived 95 years would say, "Every day I'm upright and have clean underwear is a good day," and that's how I respond to folks. At least I get a smile in response😄. I have to remember not to start laughing when I put on my clean underwear which can be quite a contortionist act on some days.
Just remember, She who laughs, lasts!
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now when you say clean?
I'll forgive you for asking if you forgive me for not answering. Blessings
Some friends asked me yesterday. I just said 'I'm taking the meds'. I really don't want to talk about it to anyone who doesn't have it! So happy I found this site.
Excellent
Astra, based on my father's PD experience, I completely understand. He only knew one other person (a former co-worker) who had PD, and their primary symptoms/issues were completely different. Most people did not understand PD, so he kept his answers brief.
Unfortunately anyone that knows me also knows that I am a little on the Dark side and have a dark sense of humor. My response varies but is usually one of the following depending on my mood.
I'm hoping I get Dementia and forget that I have Parkinsons. (my Dr hates when i say that)
Hanging in there but sometimes barely by a thread.
I feel like crap but my PD is doing wonderfully.
It would be a much shorter list if I told you what part of me wasn't feeling bad.
...or a few sayings that I adopted from my Dear Sweet Grandmother, rest her soul, that was born and raised in Oklahoma.
"I feel sicker than a poisoned pup"
"I feel like someone drug me thru a knothole in the fence, backwards"
Love to all, Darkflower
xxxx
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