Going to the doctor is a major outing nowadays. Walking from the car to the doctor’s office and back again today, was like a mini marathon for these legs of mine that scarcely belong to me any more. Coming to a grinding halt, I froze in the car park as we walked back to our car. Looking like a mime artist performing a human statue, all I was missing was the white face paint and a hat to collect coins from passers-by. Standing as if a statue, but far from statuesque, I was reminded of the lovely film “Mrs Henderson Presents”, where young ladies stayed perfectly still like human tableaus on the stage of a West End Theatre. I hasten to add I looked nothing like these visions of beauty, as I stood hunched and motionless, pathetically clinging to my walking stick. Fortunately no cars were around, and after a little while I managed to start walking again, at a snail’s pace, but at least I was moving and made it safely back to the car. So should you ever see someone standing like a statue but with no face paint or costume on, they could very well be a frozen Parkinson’s patient!
some statues are the most beautiful when they are still
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