George,
>PS To Dennis Greene. I'm sure you have heard this before but one reason
that you may have fallen is because you are from "The land down under".
Personally I don't trust gravity as far as I can throw it!
As I'm sure you are aware we fall upwards down here.
But seriously folks! Having Parkinson's is a bit like riding a bike (motor
or push). If you ride a bike you had better be aware that one day you are
going to fall off. Like wise if you have PD you are going to fall at one
time or another. In my experience most PD related falls occur for one of
two reasons.
1. our feet can't move fast enough to keep themselves under our heads
2. we drag our feet and trip over things that wouldn't normally trip a
2yr old toddler. Things like ball point pens etc.
My most recent fall was yesterday. It occurred because I tripped over the
airhose I was using to inflate my car's tyres. I tripped over the airhose
because once again I was ignoring two of PD's most fundamental rules
which being:
a) if you are walking - swing your arms (I couldn't as my hands were full
of airhose)
and
b) don't try two things at the same time (walking and manipulating the
airhose)
I ignored the rules because this is the only life I'm going to get a shot at
and I'll be damned if I'm going to spend it playing safe. My last fall
previous to this one was ages ago - my next could be tomorrow or next year.
All I can be sure of is that just before it happens I'll be standing on my
own two feet.
Dennis
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