Parkinson's disease.....so cruel
05 June 2014, 10:17 AM
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My dad lost his 25 year battle with early onset Parkinsons disease today and it was such a cruel thing to watch.
As with all the related diseases that rob people of their motor functions, it was awful over the last few months to watch stage 5 Parkinson's take his speech, voluntary movement and dignity.
Complete inability to be able to tell anyone where his pain was (he'd also suffered a broken neck amongst other injuries during a fall a few months ago) or what he wanted or needed, was so frustrating for him and those around him. Losing the ability to communicate with a parent is real tough.
As always with Parkinson's, you die with Parkinson's but not because of it. Cause of death on certificate listed as Pulmonary Embolism.
Sorry to put a downer on things but I guess it helps sometimes to write things down.
No more pain Dad
RIP
As with all the related diseases that rob people of their motor functions, it was awful over the last few months to watch stage 5 Parkinson's take his speech, voluntary movement and dignity.
Complete inability to be able to tell anyone where his pain was (he'd also suffered a broken neck amongst other injuries during a fall a few months ago) or what he wanted or needed, was so frustrating for him and those around him. Losing the ability to communicate with a parent is real tough.
As always with Parkinson's, you die with Parkinson's but not because of it. Cause of death on certificate listed as Pulmonary Embolism.
Sorry to put a downer on things but I guess it helps sometimes to write things down.
No more pain Dad
RIP
All the best
Paul.
