Greetings My Friend,
My strongest desire as I progress through the stages of Parkinson's Disease is that I stay strong in the Lord. God has guided me through a lot of my first stage struggles such as my natural tendency to hunch over because of a weakening spine. With the walker I have straightened up and continue to stand straight, sit straight. I may hunch over later, but for now I am able to be straight. The same for my sleep, I have started sleeping in a recliner at night so the pain and stiffness I had when sleeping in bed is not there again for now anyway. My biggest concern is many PD patients can get severely depressed, right now medication helps me and I pray that all throughout my disease progression I will be able to skirt around the depression. My hope is in Jesus, I desire to give the hope of Jesus, live the hope of Jesus until my very last breath. I am thankful for the things God the Father has been showing me so far to maintain a sense of normalcy in my life. I make a to do list each week, mark off the items I accomplish which shows me I am active, helping Junior maintain our home and keeping him fed with healthy meals. My heart is content with this, I also have been able to be physical around the house, walking while shopping and finding kindling in the yard, a bit in the woods off of our home is helping me a lot. Again God pointed me to do these things and I feel fairly healthy despite the fact I have PD. I have also learned my limitations such as traveling is no longer in my life, I am tiring out so I stop, take a nap, wake up do more physical activity so I can go to sleep at night. Instead of working for an half hour, rest for an hour I work for a couple of hours, take a nap for a couple of hours then when I get up I work again for a couple of hours. At night I unwind watching TV before going to sleep. If anything I pray my testimony is my trusting God will help others to see God in my life. God always convicts a heart, I am a seed planter, I water some seeds by living and being an example of God's grace in my life. For those that have come beside me I also have a testimony of abuse, cancer, a child rejecting me for staying with her father, a second marriage that is working because we invited God into our marriage and now PD. God took me from a broken scared woman and has made me feel loved, given me confidence and joy, even with my past and with PD. I pray God has many more years for me to live for Him and to plant the seeds of a faith walk with Jesus. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet
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