I have decided to take a short break this month and rather than writing new messages will be revisiting some of my older blogs. I hope you enjoy reading them again and I will be back with new thoughts soon. This was blog number one-

It takes a positive mindset to continue the fight. We have to get up every morning ready to take on any challenges and know that we can overcome them together.

This is where it starts, knowing that you are partners in the journey and that whatever battles you face with PD, you can overcome them. For us, it hasn’t been so much a battle as a learning experience. We both have had to make changes in how we live and have seen a shift in our roles. I have taken on more of the work around our home, something that has been a struggle for him as he wants to do things but his symptoms won’t allow it. He has lost some of his independence due to the physical challenges but still maintains a strong individuality as we move forward together in this journey. He may be the one with the diagnosis, but we are both learning to live with the disease.