Christmas with Parkinson's

After four years with Parkinson's the preparations become a little harder, but managed it all yet again  with a little help from my friend, no , lot of help from my long-suffering husband,  Dieter. What indeed would I do without him.  It doesn't bear thinking about.  

Went back to the Celebration Choir, for people with neurological conditions like stroke, Parkinson's and dementia,   again after an absence of a many weeks.  Getting there and back had seemed to be a bit daunting but I realised after going back how good singing  is for mood and how nice the social contact is with the others. Research being done in Auckland has confirmed that. Different benefits for the different conditions I think, but mood and quality of life are a couple mentioned recently.  . 

We had our carol concert the week before Christmas  which went down well with those people who knew it was on in the Tamaki Campus foyer and came to listen,  and those who stopped and listened in passing. 

It was followed by a Christmas party with yummy food.  Now I am looking forward to mid-January when our sessions start up again.

Watched the movie Young at Heart on TV today  which is really inspirational.  Went to their concert in Auckland a couple of years when the Young at Heart Chorus were in NZ.