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[PCLotte]

I’ve got friends who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and found that they have acquired fantastic new talents!

Nina - Draws & Paints, Val- crochets trendy slippers and Anne - makes home made cards. I love my Parkinson’s friends 💙

[PNIAuthor60]

I am discovering that there is much more to the person struggling with Parkinson's than the diagnosis itself.

[JohnPepper]

This is not bragging. It is only when your back is to the wall and you stop spending all your time trying to make a buck t put food on the table, that you are forced to do things that are good for your health, instead of you pocket.

Since being diagnosed with Pd I have been able to learn how to paint, quite successfully; and write and publish books, quite successfully.

I was quite successful before being diagnosed but nobody will remember me for those successes.

[ddmagee1 in reply to JohnPepper]

Congratulations on successfully reinventing yourself, Mr. Pepper! I've always thought, if one is given lemons, make lemonade out of it, as an analogy!

[Niggs]

Yes, I write poetry and I've found that my artistic side is the new me, and despite all the nasties of PD, I'm more comfortable as an 'Outsider Artist' than I ever was as a Contact Lens Optician.

[ddmagee1]

Good for you! Remaining positive, and concentrating on what you can do, not on what you might have lost, can open new talents that are beneficial!