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150
miles
My target 150 miles
I've got Parkinson's but I'm still me!
I’m taking part in Walk for Parkinson’s 100 Mile Challenge to help fund specialist care for people with Parkinson’s.
I'm uniting with thousands of others, all passionate about improving life for people with Parkinson’s.
My updates
Done it!
Saturday 31st May I am delighted to say I managed 150miles in May and raised (including gift aid) over £1000. Thanks to all my friends and family for their support. Here's the final Parkinson's poem --loss of sense of smell and poor quality sleep are some of the possible early signs of the condition.You stole from me
Little things at first
Barely noticed
Hardly missed
Chanel Mademoiselle
Freshly sliced lemons
Longiflorum lilies
Deep refreshing sleep
Laughter
Joy
Now you have taken my breath
My voice
My song
I am an artist
without Cadmium yellow
Vermilion, Cerulean blue
A writer without a pen
or language itself
Cruel thief
You have stolen me
As of 27th May--135 miles!
Wednesday 28th May Still aiming for 150 miles. It's Wednesday Parkinson Poem day. Night terrors or nightmares that seem very real are one of the possible symptoms of Parkinson's.NIGHT TERRORS
Through slitted eyelids
I see his shadow on my bedroom wall
knife in hand
The blankets trapping me
I thrash like a caged tigeress
Roar out
He will not harm my sons
while I draw breath
Gradually the dream fades
I am lying in bed
My boys are safe
The faceless man is gone.
Tomorrow night he will try something else.
Poem
Wednesday 21st May I take medication every 3 hours from 7.30am to 7.30 pm to control my symptoms. This poem is about how that affects my day.TIME
My days are carved into 3 hour segments
as if a giant pendulum
swinging slowly
slices time
Clock weight a scimitar
I would walk 100 miles!
Wednesday 21st May Made it. That's 100 miles done, but I'll keep going and see what I can manage over the month. Huge thank you to all my supporters. Including gift aid I have raised over £1000 for Parkinson's Uk. Share
Craigrossie Climbed!
Monday 19th May Managed to climb Craigrossie this morning. It didn't count as very many steps but was the equivalent of climbing an 88 storey building! Have done 10.1 miles in last 48hrs. That takes me to 95.1 miles so far. Should complete my 100 miles tomorrow. Thanks to my sister Ruth for coming with me on the hill climb this morning. Share
Dance steps!
Sunday 18th May 7 am At a Ceilidh last night and put on a lot of steps. So far Ithis month I have walked 85 miles. I am going to complete this challenge! I've decided to keep going and see what I can achieve in the month. Weather's looking good for tackling Craigrossie tomorrow--wee bit cloud cover will help. If any of my kind sponsors want to come along let me know! The view from the top is great. Share
Two thirds
Thursday 15th May Thank you to all the kind people who have sponsored me so far. That's two thirds done. I will be at the ceilidh at the Aytoun Hall on Saturday and hope to put on a few miles that way! Share
Weekly poem
Wednesday 14th MayGRIEF
I grieved for the future I’d planned
before Parkinson’s swallowed me whole
Cried for the things I’d never do
Trapped in the belly of the whale
Broken I lay in oily blackness
til spat out on a strange silent shore
Reassmbled, repurposed I rose
Created from sorrow and despair
Reached 50 miles
Saturday 10th May That's me half way towards my goal. The good weather has been a real bonus. Share
Eating up the miles
Friday 9th May 8.5 miles today! That's 44.4 miles in total so far--almost half way. Share
First 7 days
Thursday 8th May
Weekly poem
Wednesday 7th MayParkinson's
I am fading away
Like the image on an old polaroid photograph
Alpha-synuclein slowly suffocating brain-cells
So I live in the moment
Unexpectedly finding
fireflies in the dark
On target
Wednesday 7th May Hi everyone. Thanks for your generous support. I'm on target for completing the 100 miles in May. The weather so far has been a real plus. I will keep on all month even when I pass the 100 miles--who know's what I can manage! ShareThank you to my sponsors
£50
Friends Cash Donations.
£50
William
£30
David Benns
Good luck Lesley!!
£10
Anne Ross
£100
Peter Vardy
Best wishes
£20
Ewen And Moira Mcgee
£10
Debbie Thomson
Well done Lesley 🙌🏼. The sun is shining just for you 😍
£40
Murdo And Mairi
Well done Lesley! Love Murdo and Mairi
£50
Bill Buchan
£20
Gordon Keith
£20
Alistair Cochran
Good luck with the challenge
£20
Olive & Billy
We’re delighted to sponsor you Lesley. Hope you raise lots of money for this very deserving cause.
£10
T Morris
£20
Sandra Miller
Go Lesley!
£10
Mckellar
£20
Kathleen
Well done Lesley. Hope the good weather continues .
£20
Shirley Paterson
Brilliant Lesley. You can do this.
£10
Karen Macfarlane
£50
Andrew Brown
Good luck with the walking
£50
Robin Churchill
Good luck. Lesley
£20
Gavin
Good luck with the challenge Lesley.
£50
Tom & Lesley
You are an inspiration - We know you can do it!
£50
Shirley & Steve
Very best of luck, Lesley.
£30
Fitzpatrick
Good luck Lesley
£50
Alastair Gibson
Good luck with the challenge.
£50
Andrew Goldie
£50
Wee Grumphie
And you will walk 100 miles and we will walk 500 more 🎶🎵 just to find a cure for Parkinson’s
£50
Ruth Buchan
Well done - let me know if you need a walking partner
