Two More Sleeps

💙🌷💙 For those of you who don't know, I am trying to sign off my posts, messages etc with blue hearts because Parkinson's UK logo is blue, and the tulip is the flower of Parkinson's.

Hello Friends! 

Well, at the time of writing this, it's just two more sleeps until the Walk for Parkinson's challenge begins.  Thank you to everyone who has supported me!  I am truly humbled and somewhat overwhelmed by the generosity of my supporters.  For all the enquiries I've had from overseas friends as to how they can donate, I am working on it. The person in charge of fundraising in Wales is setting me up with the necessary information, which I will pass on to individuals as soon as it is with me.  No mad panic, as the donations can still be made until the beginning of July.

I will be posting daily updates to monitor my progress.  I do hope you will follow along, although I don't expect you to reply to each entry, but occasional words of encouragement will be appreciated!

At the time of writing, I have raised just over £300 including Gift Aid declarations. Immense! as Nessa would say.

Support doesn't only come in the form of financial donations, but let's be honest, that is primarily what FUNDRAISING is meant to achieve, but kind words, following me, sharing my cause, an encouraging message {when the "WHAT HAVE I DONE?! kicks in}, even someone coming over to help me on with my coat {because with Parkinson's you need help to do something as simple as that} or hold the outer door open to make getting outside with my rollator easier, especially when the wind is trying to turn me into a squishy filling in the door jam! Anyone who will join me on the daily walks to hand out leaflets, or distribute posters to help raise awareness beforehand, that's all SUPPORT.

I now have just over 24 hours to decide about the Wild Welsh Herbal Medicine course.  My classic, indecisive, Libran petticoats are showing!  Here are my next two batches of herbal vinegar medicine, the much maligned by many Dant y Llew {Dandelion} and the biting Danadl Poethion {Stinging Nettle}

I have a friend who has just completed the first year on the Face to Face format and she cannot sing it's praises enough! She is all in for the second year.  I missed signing up for the F2F for this year, but another friend is signed up for that, and she is eager for me to join her as we can work together.  The online format is the same as the Face to Face, except the F2F get to meet up for four weekends over the year at Salena's small holding.  Oh, the joy of indecision!

Well, tomorrow will be a busy day.  My handyman, Darryl, is here at 9:00 a.m. to give me quotes for a whole heap of those small jobs that I can no longer do for myself, and a few others besides.  Then I have to start making copies of the QR code for my fundraising account, and I will distribute those to my neighbours, and I have some phone calls to make too.  I also have to make a temporary bunting for my rollator because I'm not just walking, I am promoting Parkinson's UK and the importance of getting more people to recognise how horrible and how seriously prevalent this condition is.

On that note, I'm off to do dishes, sort the laundry, and get the recycling that was missed ready just inside the door so that my morning call carer can help me put it out. She will hang the laundry and hopefully it will bit rain, so when my p.m. PA arrives, she can bring it in for me.

Speaking of rain . . . you might have guessed it, that after a lovely, long spell of dry weather, the rain is coming in on Friday. Isn't there something happening on Friday?  Oh! Yes, ha! my walking challenge begins.  Well, wouldn't ya know it!  Not to mention it's a Bank Holiday, so as sure as Ben Hur will be on telly, it will rain.

Until Friday!!!

Debbie xx  💙🌷💙