June 2012

Scottish Borders Branch

www.bordersparkys.org.uk

June 2012

Written By

Gary Hattie

CARE FURRA BURRELL ROON THE HALL DOLL
CARE FURRA BURRELL ROON THE HALL DOLL		DONATIONS! DONATIONS! DONATIONS! MANY THANKS TO JEAN BLACK WHO SENT US A DONATION IN THE MEMORY OF HER MOTHER MARGARET MCINTYRE WHO PASSED AWAY IN APRIL AFTER LIVING WITH PARKINSONS DISEASE FOR 30 YEARS. SING-A-LONG-A-WENDY This month’s meeting/drop in will be on Monday 25^th June , from 2 till 4 in the Chaplaincy Centre in the BGH, attending this month’s meeting will be Jill Anderson our Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist, Lesley Graham oor ‘In time to the Music’ Indian Heed Massage Specialist!! And our Special Guest for the day Wendy Carle Taylor a singer and voice coach from Edinburgh. I guarantee if you were there for MO’s Dancing and enjoyed that, you’ll love Wendy!! If you missed out last month, do yersel’ a favour and dinnae miss this month, So that is oor next Monday meeting and Drop In Monday 25^th June, 2-4 Chaplaincy Centre at the BGH Okay! okay! Teas and Coffees might be available what is it they say these days LOL!
‘So have ye heard that phrase before?’ Well for those that attended last month’s meeting it took on a whole new meaning! As the Borders Branch welcomed Mo Morgan to the Chaplaincy Centre. I remember standing outside the Chaplaincy prior to the meeting and someone saying, ‘Well I’ll do the teas and coffees coz ah dinnae dae dancin’!’ ‘Oh you don’t do ye, watch this space!’ Seriously though what a breath of fresh air Mo was, her energy and enthusiasm could easily be mistaken as her bein’ classed as aff her heed! Mo and her Dancing 4 Parkinsons session has a more personal meaning for her as her mother had been diagnosed with Parkinsons a few years earlier. Her method of dance with the sounds to go with it........ ‘Tish! Dong! Slap! Clap! ....... Keep me right here Norman!’	It is her hard to put into words the whole dance experience that Monday afternoon, she even had Tony trying to get Gloria up furra burrell roon the hall!!! It was a terrific afternoon last month we all learned a lot especially being reminded of the fun word in Parky! All I can add is nobody present on the day, (and it was well attended ........ thank you) nobody there left without a smile on their faces and a bounce in their step............ .................. It was made all the better when on cue half way through oor Maisie Hogarth made a guest appearance....... (even if it was to complain to Gary, HA HA HA! Complain to me anytime Maisie! Yer still no getting yer money back!!) To close this report from the meeting if you thought Mo an’ her dancing was guid wait till yer hear this month’s guest Wendy an her Singing Therapy!!! ‘Whit’s that ye don’t dae singin’?? Oh ye don’t dae ye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

A STITCH IN TIME

LESS HASTE MAIR SPEED!

‘Have ye fixed that sink yet?’

‘I’ll get it later Hil!’

Never have these phrases been more appropriate than in the Hattie/Duncanson household last month!!!

Our sink plug hole is one of them push the lever down and the plug comes up, you know the sort? Well ours was broke so I just left it off as it was easier for using, ‘Och I’ll get it tomorrow!’ That was until two days ago, I had an appointment with dentist, as usual Hattie was running late, I ran into bathroom, toothpaste on the brush, false teeth out what did I do? I bloomin well dropped ma false teeth and watched them getting washed doon the open plughole, my panicking grabs were in vain!!!!

Gary are you ready? Yer gonnae be late!! Och hit, hiddady i’b dlopped ma teef doon the shlug hole! OMG! What ye gonnae dae? Hebab shoe er! Hebab shoe r! Het me a hetal hebab shoe r!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeez Oh. A metal Kebab skewer! After a frantic 2 which seemed like 10 minutes of hooking got it! and hooking lost it! I recovered my trusty teeth from the plug hole!!

For Gary, HERE ENDETH THE LESSON!!

CALLING ALL YOUNG PARKYS IN THE BORDERS
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Last month on 5^th June in Nachos Fiesta in Galashiels we saw history being made!!! As we had our first meeting of the Young Parkys in the Borders. It is important to remember the younger ones have more challenges to take on, such as mortgages to pay, families to bring up, employment issues. So it can be very beneficial to meet other young Parkys to see and hear how they handle Parky and the challenges it brings. Those there last month, I counted half a dozen of us (yes I still Class masel’ as young!! An ma countins still no getting any better), loved the chance to chat about these issues and just well the chance to chat. Even better when it is over a nice meal!! For which you dinnae have to pay as we have funding for every meet. It is maybe unfair to call it a meeting don’t be put off by the phrase meeting we mean that in the loosest way!! It is just a get together over a feed and a beer if you’re no driving!! All those in Nachos Fiesta last month agreed that a repeat of this event was a must, so that way, maybe others will benefit from the chit chat and the free tea. So we have booked Nachos Fiesta, High Street, Galashiels, for Tuesday 10^th July 6’ish till 8’ish	If you are interested and wish to find out more (although there’s not much else to say), just give Gary a call to let him know of your interest on 01750 22588 or just turn up on the night............. ..............tell you what! You’ll not be disappointed!! CHANGE OF DATE! ‘Last month we told about Agnes Waldieez trek across the borders to raise money for her trek across Jordan to raise money for Research into a cure for Parkinson’s,’ Phew! That’s no half a mouthful!! Well due to circumstances out with ma control (which means I didnae make a mistake for once!) the date has changed, Agnes will now be walking from Longformacus to Melrose on the Southern Upland Way on Sunday July 8^th not July 1^st as first published so that’s Agnes Waldie, Longformacus to Melrose, SUNDAY 8^TH JULY!! If you would like to sponsor Agnes you can by visiting www.justgiving.com/Agnes-Waldie or send donations to Agnes Waldie, Tower Road, Darnick, Melrose TD6 9AX, cheques should be made payable to Parkinson’s UK. Once again........ GUID LUCK AGNES!
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