You may need to limit the amount of Parkinson’s information you are receiving for your own mental health.

My husband shared an article that was covered in his Speak Out class today about Care Partnering that he thought I might find interesting. It was good information, but not anything I hadn’t seen or lived before. He knows I write about my journey and thought it would perhaps be material for a future blog. It did inspire me to write this so I guess he was right. Thank you sweetheart.

I get lots of regular emails from many different Parkinson’s organizations. It’s great staying informed but at the same time it also reminds me that we are mired in this never ending battle. Some days I would just like to open my computer and not see the latest PD news or be invited to the next webinar. It would be nice to be able to pretend, even if just for a little while, that Parkinson’s didn’t exist. While I appreciate the updates and support, it can become overwhelming at times.

I love my husband and want him to keep sharing things he thinks I might like, it’s okay that I don’t try to follow them all. I know I could disenroll (is that a word?) from the websites I do follow, but then I might miss something important. Instead I have decided not to enroll in anything more. I know that there are plenty of resources out there when I need them, I just don’t need any more right now.

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