My dad contracted Parkinson’s in his 60s and that and a raft of mini strokes, from decades spent in noisy planes, he (and we) really struggled with the insidious creep of it. Yesterday was Intl Parkinson’s Day and today on Radio 4, a focus on Parkinsons and ping pong! My dad loved ping pong! In fact as a family it has always brought us together in all our funk. Had we known back then, we could have brought a table, lived a life of family leagues rather than sit in silence with cups of teas and the strange hush that accompanied the condition then.
Thanks to my mate @leodrules for the feature and lovely local friend, Andrew Staib for featuring. The piece is about 21.20 minutes into Broadcasting House show today, Sunday so at 9.21 a.m. Captions on BBCSounds.
ID: a sideways black and white photo of my dad in his early 20s in old flight togs by his little plane.
#KicktheShakeyBucket #ExerciseforPain #Sweeney #PingPongParkinsons
MY PHONE GOT STOLEN. THATS SADIQ KHANS LONDON FOR YOU... thats a joke- I love his London and everyone here except the two dudes that nicked the phone from my pocket in Finsbury Park
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD A STORY FROM MY LAPTOP so I am making a post.
Message me on here if you need me but i cannot promise speedy replies. SOOOO ANNOYING
So Christmas is here and…
1. Amazing MIXERHOUSE FUNK xoxox
2. The Dunlops at Christmas - an impromptu Christmas song with contributions from 3 generations of Dunlops, welcoming in the festive fun. RALPH AND ALFIE on guitar- SAM on bass- and LEO (me) on the improvised vocals
