Hi everybody,
Haven`t been here for a few weeks so still catching up with all the news.Have been ill with a tooth abscess....now on third batch of penicillin ....and am slowly recovering from the shock of seeing my face turn into Shrek!!!! No kidding,they could have modelled that character on me,my face was sooooooooooooo swollen. My sister took one look at me and said it was as if I had gone through a dodgy plastic surgery op!!!! Truly...we normally walk the dogs together in broad daylight but she wouldn`t let me frighten the neighbours,so on went the balaclava [if you don`t know what a balaclava is in the states then i`ll explain.It`s like this knitted hood thingy that completely covers your face except for your eyes,nose and mouth.And if you are really trendy you cut holes for your tabs [ears ] to pop out of.And SHE thought THIS was better than folk seeing MY FACE?!!!!! I looked like I was about to mug someone.So I ended up causing a fracas and total hysteria in my village anyway.Even the dogs took one look at me and bolted,tail between their legs and yelping with fright.Oh boy...did I feel sorry for myself.

Anyhow...that`s where I`ve been hiding but I`ve just replied to a private mail and included this quote which got me thinking;

"We do not remember days,we remember ,moments.Make each moment worth remembering."

And I want to remember this moment.I woke up one morning a short while ago to find my husband just gazing at my face [pre abscess!] lol. [He made me wear a bag over my head during abscess time!!!]
And he said he`d been watching me sleep and had been thinking of all the things he fell in love with me for pre Parkinsons and realised that he loved me for even more things since my disease.He said he loved what I had become through coping with my condition. And you know what.In those few minutes I felt as if I was the richest ,luckiest most loved person on the planet.
Don`t misunderstand me,through choice none of s would opt for this debilitating and frightening condition.But I wouldn`t swap that moment for anything.Those few words...that simple recognition of my fight and battle with this bugger of an illness...gave me the yummiest,most regal feeling in the world.And when I read posts here,I guess we can all see "a perfume that has risen from the ashes."

Just needed to share that with you. I wish you all a memorable "moment " sometime today.

Now.... I think I will revert to being ,my bolshy,grouchy,miserable,whingeing,whining old self. lol

x