Amelie

Hi Ally,  Yes we are talking about an early retirement.  He wants to wait and see how it goes.  He had planned to retire by August next year when he will turn 60.  Now nobody knows.  And the neurologist said the best medicine in his case is work.  Which I can understand.  What will he do staying at home all day?  So I am constantly on  alert to…[Read more]

Hi Jean,  Yes the fatigue is brutal. And sometimes now all of a sudden he just falls asleep in front of the TV (after watching for 5 minutes).  Or else in the morning when waking up he feels a great fatigue and does not want to go to work, or should I say cannot go to work.  Sometimes he makes an effort and after some minutes he will get ready to…[Read more]

Hi Ally,  no we did not suspect PD at the beginning.  The diagnosis came as a real surprise and a great shock to both of us.  We still can’t believe it.

Now he is also having this extreme fatigue at times.   Thank you Jean for sharing.

Hi Ally,

The first symptom of my husband was loss of smell.  For years he has lived with his loss of smell. We remember having spoken about it to different doctors, but nobody reacted to this.  Then beginning 2018 he lost 10 kgs within 1 month, and we started to be worried. He went through lots of medical tests, all seemed OK.  He started ha…[Read more]

Yes Jean.  Thanks for your kind words.

Well, being a caregiver, I feel exactly as you do.   I have to accept it but on some days I really can’t.  But then back to reality when I see my husband doing things more slowly, saying he is tired, or saying his leg is aching..

Thanks Jean.  I believe nothing can be done.  We just have to accept it.

Hi Ally,  Yes I have been living here all my life.  My husband is French.  The best part living on an island is the beach, and the fruits in summer I would say – mangoes and lychees……

Hello,  I live in Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.

Hi Jean,  I am 57, and my husband 58, going on 59 next month.  We are both still going to work.  Although this morning he told me that he is feeling tired, and might consider stopping.  Well we will see how it goes…..  And yes it was not at all in our plans to move.  So we are talking about it again and again… in order  to take the right decision.

Hi Ally,  you made a good summary of it.  Thank you.  Yes I will be taking baby steps as you say.   We have a smaller room downstairs, and a small bathroom too.  So next week I am taking some days off, and with the help of some friends, we will bring a double bed which is upstairs, in the room downstairs.  So then we will have a small room downst…[Read more]

Thank you Debra for the sharing.

Thank you Jean for your kind words.

Thank you Jean.   Oh how I understand your emotions.

Yes our hearts say ‘this is our house’, but our mind say ‘may be it is reasonable to make the move now’, as nobody knows about the future.

I am the one raising the subject with my husband.    What I am afraid too is that if & when we have to take this hard decision, he is not that well, and…[Read more]

I feel less alone reading all the articles, advises from all of you.  Thank you for the sharing.

Hello Ally,  I practice Hatha Yoga.

Hi Ally, I have gone back to my yoga class for some weeks now.  Miss one class from time to time, but that’s Ok.  Cannot do otherwise.  So I make the most of it.