Greetings My Friend,
I am a person with Parkinson's disease, for me to function well I need to live with a strict routine. I need to take my medication at about the same time, I also need to make myself stop and rest for a long period of time usually taking a nap. With doing so I am able to do a lot of housework since I am retired, to exercise so my muscles don't tighten up and I am training myself to learn new things in order to keep my mind active. God has led me to do these things so that I am able to enjoy a full rich life and I am ever grateful. For years I have understood the need to slow down at the end of the day, to relax my mind so that I am able to get to sleep and in general I have kept up with this practice. . Days we have appointments a couple hours from us I know I will struggle to relax when we get home so I don't do much and I begin the process of winding down early. Thursday we were in Kingsport for an appointment, we did some shopping as we usually do when we are on that side of town. When we finished we headed back home, it was early evening when we got back so I began the settle down process only to find myself online ordering a special vest for my dog Daisy so I can take her with me into the stores when I shop, she helps me balance when I need to walk away from my shopping cart, is a comfort when I get a bit anxious and I am beginning to rely on her. The order process took me awhile to read and learn which interrupted my sleep. I struggled to get to sleep, while I slept my legs were restless moving all over, I felt like I was riding a bike. I woke up after 6 hrs. of sleep and needed to nap longer on Friday. I now realize I need to be strict with my nighttime routines as well. God has taught me all along and that long night was another quiet whisper on my heart of His love. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet
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