Some
days are easier than others. There is no forecast or warning if a day is going
to be a good one or bad one. Parkinson's in its own inevitable way decides when
and where it will drive you to distraction, sometimes leaving one at the end of
one's rope. If I have plans or we've been invited somewhere and suddenly
Parkinson's decides to step in like a whirling dervish disrupting my day,
cancelling arrangements is often the only option. This is where it is crucial
that family and friends understand and
realise the effects Parkinson's can have on one's social life.
We
have often had to leave early and disrupt a pleasant social evening with
friends due to Parkinson's, which is not a nice feeling, and I hope everyone
appreciates my circumstances. For someone who knows nothing about Parkinson's,
it would be hard to comprehend what is so difficult in sitting at a dining
table surrounded by friends, interesting conversation and good food. Yet for
the person suffering from Parkinson's, on a bad day, it can be very awkward, a
grueling experience, and simply down right uncomfortable.
Nothing
is simple or easy when it comes to Parkinson's and at times it's like being at
the end of one's rope. 
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