The Shetland Cure (August 2023)
OK - there isn't yet a cure for Parkinson's. But every Parkinson's sufferer (still not happy to self-describe as a 'Parkie') has a different set of symptoms and comes up with a different set of strategies to cope with these symptoms. Over the last couple of months I've been based in our Shetland house. The first few weeks were really still recovering from my Italian COVID episode, but having done that it has been possible to settle into a daily routine. This routine has been intended to achieve two things, firstly to fit in all the exercise that seems to help with minimising the impact (and development) of Parkinson's symptoms and secondly having a routine (that I'm controlling) really helps in managing the stress which seems to be one of my current vulnerabilities. So, at the moment, rule one is a Quendale Beach walk - to shake the stiffness out of my legs and the cobwebs out of my head - which can range between 2 and 7 km. And rule two is (if I...