I had wondered why my eyes were stinging most of the time, but figured
due to lack of sleep, who's eyes wouldn't be sore! Oh what joy - I find that
this is merely yet another symptom of Parkinson's and that my eye lids are
simply not blinking as regularly as a healthy person. This disease really does
cover a wide gamut of symptoms and has left little out. From insomnia, fatigue,
lack of balance, change in gait, dragging of left foot, arms that no longer
swing when walking, lost dexterity in fingers, aching muscles, stiffness and
rigidity of body, toes that constantly curl under, hunched shoulders, loss of
depth perception, no sense of smell, resting tremors, shaking and dystonia,
constipation, nausea, difficulty in swallowing, choking on food, expressionless
face (masking), internal tremors and anxiety, cognitive problems; have I missed
anything out? The list is long and disturbing.
We have quite a number of heavy old photo albums, and so to keep me occupied,
my husband showed me how to scan each photo into the computer. Now all the
photos are safely on a disk and much easier to store than huge albums. This
ended up being a much longer project than I'd anticipated, and whilst scanning,
I was looking at myself wondering how on earth I had changed so much from a
slim vivacious energetic person with a huge beaming smile, to what I see in the
mirror today. Looking at the pictures brought back so many memories, each
birthday, anniversary, national holiday, any excuse for a celebration - we made
one. Little did I know back then what awaited me. Sore eyes or not, I was
determined to finished the project of scanning all our old photos in, and
although it took me a few days, these wonderful memories in pictorial glory are
now safely stored.
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