400 million years old
sort of puts things into perspective really doesn't it
I'm pretty certain that this little creature
wasn't expecting to be involved in a
in a Parkinson's film
Sometimes the universe has a different plan for us
than the one that we might have expected
Come on
Good girl
When I first was diagnosed with Parkinson's
I spent a lot of time on this beach
a lot of time crying on the beach
It gave me a quiet safe space
to just come to terms with the fact that my life
wasn't going to go in the direction that I'd anticipated
You don't know what the future has in store for you
if you have Parkinson's
You know you only have to go
to an outpatient appointment
and look at the other people in the queue
to know you know they all started off
feeling that it's all going to be fine
and for some of them it is a few years later
and for some of them it absolutely isn't
and it's a lottery
I'm very grateful for the moment
I know that unless there's a cure
this is physically as good as I'm ever going to be
DBS - it's a light
at the end of the tunnel
that I wasn't expecting to be there
it's something that's been able to give me hope
That I'll be able to recover some of my physical fitness
and reduce my pain and
you know improve the quality of my life which is just
you know 100% what we all want to have happen
and something that you know I'm very grateful that it's
it's a therapy that's available on the NHS
With degenerative health conditions you just
it's this cascade you know something goes and then
you get used to that and then something else goes
Good girl
Clever girl
I was the person who made people better
I was a nurse I wasn't the person who was going to be looked after
you know as the eldest sister and
you know all my narratives were about being the carer
not being cared for
Come on
All of their hard work was all starting to pay off
you know in terms of me sort of
reaching my potential I think from a career point of view
I feel lucky and privileged that I've had the time
working that I did and that it was
that I was able to do what I did but I wasn't ready for it to stop
not by a long shot
as does everybody who suddenly finds themselves facing
you know a diagnosis that means that
their health is going to deteriorate
I don't dwell on it too much because
I think I'd get really sad
I just got better I think over the
over the last few years accommodating
those mini losses and you know
initially I would go to bed and just
pull the cover over my head and
or come down to the beach and have a good cry
whereas now I'm more robust I think
I'm better able to deal with unexpected things
or expect things that aren't very pleasant
What have you done with your ball
Go get your ball
Very lucky that there's a community of people who
who I spend time with down here
and obviously old Pepper there you know
who keeps me well
I don't know you look
I feel quite insignificant when I'm down on the beach
I think in terms of the whole universe
so it puts my problems into perspective
reminds me that
that you know as the tide goes in and out you have a
as I say this reset
this ability for the tide to come in and clear everything
and when it comes back out again it's like
it's like a new day you know
a new start that's available
but it means everything
Swimmers
beach cleaners
and more dog walkers than you could shake a stick at
It's just gorgeous