Living with Parkinson's Disease - Meet others & come say hi

Thank you Colleen for your reply

It is the first anniversary of my mother's passing which makes it very difficult for me. Not even being able to give my mother a memorial service. Adding this to the list of everything else that is going on is making for a very depressing time for me.

I have been in contact with the BC Bereavement society and they have given me a list of groups in the area. Not many within my area. I have contacted the White Rock Hospice society and they have nothing happening at this moment. They are trying to get a monthly group going, but this will take time.

As mentioned I did have an appointment with the Parkinson's society for counseling, the counselor was ill so it has been postponed for a few weeks. But I will be on the phone with them on Monday to find a support group around my area

It seems I have so much going on that I am being bombarded with problems. I just wish that it was just one problem,not many.

Thank you Colleen

Kris Schmuland

I, too, send you kind thoughts regarding the loss of your mother. I invite you to join the Caregivers group on Connect. In particular, I think you might be interested in sharing in this discussion
- Loss and Grief in Caregiving http://mayocl.in/2hBpFNf

Furthermore, many hospices, including those in British Columbia, offer free support groups for grief and grief counseling. They are available even if you did not use the hospice service with your mom. You can find out more about grief counselling from Canadian Virtual Hospice http://www.virtualhospice.ca/ Let me know if I can help you find a local hospice. I used to work in this area.

Hello @tntredhead I've been thinking about you and your husband. How are you both doing? When you have a moment, give us an update so we can keep in touch with you and your needs. Teresa

@knightkris Thanks for the update! Yes, keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.

Thank you for writing. I did have an appointment today with the Parkinson's society but the counselor was sick. Si it is put off for a few weeks now. And thank you for mentioning my loss. I have been looking for an ongoing group for this. As wwll as a support group for my parkinson's. I will write again when at my computer

Hi @knightkris and happy new year! I've been thinking about you. As I recall you posted at the end of the year that you would be doing some counseling with the PD Society of BC Canada. Has that been helpful to you? Let us know if you have been able to find a support group to help you through this time of loss. We care! Teresa

@johnjames and @macbeth I'm just sure that what the world needs is more singing. You have both lifted my spirits with these posts!

Great song and wouldn't that be nice -" if we all did as the words in the song" a great song- one of my favorite.

@macbeth Great message!

@johnjames

I hope this isn't totally inappropriate, but your post reminded me of an old, favorite song:

Love is but a song to sing
Fear's the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Some may come and some may go
We shall surely pass
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment's sunlight
Fading in the grass
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
If you hear the song I sing
You will understand (listen!)
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It's there at your command
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now
Right now
Right now

It also reminds me of "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers", another favorite.