Live to be 100 years old

Working to turn back the clock on degenerative diseases of aging

Tag: Parkinsons

  • The Big Yin at 80

    The Big Yin at 80

    Happy 80th Birthday Sir Billy Connolly. Born in Glasgow in 1942, Sir Billy’s career as a comedian, actor and musician spans more than five decades. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a year after me, in 2013. He retired from live stand-up in 2018 but has continued to make tv programmes. In a fitting tribute…

  • Clint Eastwood – still driving …

    Clint Eastwood – still driving …

    Clint Eastwood is still working in his 90s. This backs up my conviction that keeping working keeps you going. It exercises your brain, it gives you purpose, it surrounds you with people. Clint Eastwood was born in 1930 – and here he is looking fit and continuing to make films. Judi Dench – another one for…

  • “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”

    “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”

    The words of Jimmy Choi. Take a look at this guy – would you have ANY IDEA he has had Parkinsons for 15 years? What would you do? Jimmy Choi’s response to his Parkinsons diagnosis took some time, he ignored it, he stopped moving and he got fat… but once he got started… !!! No-one,…

  • Fishing is Life 🎣

    Fishing is Life 🎣

    Let not age and infirmity stop you doing what you love ❤️ What is your go-to activity that feeds your soul and GIVES you life??? Mine, 100%, is fishing. Here I am, 76 years old, 12 years into Parkinsons. It’s not the largest fish I’ve ever landed, but I’m still in the seat and reeling…

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

    This Friday’s Update is all about… I saw Michael J Fox on this fairly old CNN interview recently. It really got to me… He seemed much worse off than me with his tremors and shakes and yet he epitomised optimism in the face of adversity. For those who don’t know, he was diagnosed with early-onset…

  • When you say nothing at all….

    When you say nothing at all….

    The dreaded P has affected my speech and this performance made be howl with laughter. Who cares if you don’t speak the same as everyone else – they just need to pay more attention 😂 😂 😂 Lesson 1 : So you’re different… So BE different. You speak quietly, attract attention a different way. In…

  • What did The Queen teach me?

    What did The Queen teach me?

    Last week Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest, having died at the age of 96. I have been reflecting on the lessons she taught in living her long and extraordinarily busy and successful life. Her activity levels were extraordinary… !!! Physical activity … … like hiking in the Scottish hills, doing public…

  • Thank you

    Thank you

    I am truly grateful to everyone who has followed me and contacted me privately to say how much my story means to them and their family. You have spoken of how much life and fun I am having, despite age and “the big P” and that you have got strength and hope from that. That…

  • Find me on Twitter

    Find me on Twitter

    I’m of the generation where we used pens, paper, envelopes, stamps and postboxes. I’m pretty tech-savvy, a “silver surfer”, but social media is a whole new game. I have a new Twitter account. I’ll start to share my updates on these and be pleased to “meet” you there.

  • Live Long & Prosper

    Live Long & Prosper

    I didn’t start making an effort until many years into my Parkinsons, I was in denial. When I did, I set about changing three things: D – DIET E – ENTERTAINMENT W – WORK My DEW points. I decided that if I was going to Live to be 100 Years Old – with Parkinsons, and…