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Living with Parkinson’s has brought daily challenges — tremors, fatigue, and brain fog often get in the way. But when I could no longer work, I decided to finally chase a dream I’d carried inside me for over 20 years: to write a book.

This year, I did it. 📖

I published The Good God Guide — a surreal, comic adventure inspired by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and a pinch of Monty Python. It was written entirely on my Android phone, with a little help from ChatGPT to polish and expand my words when Parkinson’s made writing tough.

I’m a very private person, but I want to share this because I hope it encourages others — with or without Parkinson’s — to go after the dream that’s been sitting quietly in the back of their mind.

Sometimes, the impossible is just waiting for you to take the first step.

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I so hope you enjoy this blog post, celebrating over 4000 plays on my podcast.

In this blog post, I've included links to the top podcast episodes, which include interviews with other chronic illness warriors.

Each of their own chronic illness and disease journeys are just so inspiring and well worth listening to. The links are embedded in the blog post.

I am forever grateful for anyone listening, reading, following, liking, and commenting. You all mean the world to me.

I'm incredibly grateful to The Mighty for publishing so many of my articles since 2017 and providing me with a writing platform that encouraged me to become a published author last year.

Such blessings remind me daily that Chronic illness is a part of our lives, not all of our lives.

Love, Sam xx

Wow! I’ve Reached an Amazing Podcast Milestone.

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So, for once I decided I’m going to make a positive post! Here goes nothing…

In recent weeks I’ve had the money to buy all new furniture in my room, since all my old stuff was over 20 years old and was dying a very slow death. So I bought a chest of drawers, a bedside table and a desk.

It’s taken a while and a lot of mum’s help to put them all together and move the stuff around in my room. Take the old stuff out, put the new stuff in and then go through all of my clothes and whatnot.

I ordered a new LED lamp that I can either make brighter or more dim, and it has different types of light as well, which I thought was pretty nifty.

Anyway, now I have my desk, I’ve spent this evening going through my notes for my writing project(s) and what I hope will one day be my debut novel, with my laptop playing Grey’s Anatomy for background noise, and I’ve had a lovely cup of tea.

I feel so utterly and completely relaxed. I feel so at ease! It’s almost like magic. My room is spotless, and somehow so is my mind. My stress level has dramatically dropped! This is absolutely brilliant! I have my own little safe haven now.

I hope you’re all having a great week so far!

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After watching the @migraineworldsummit , I’ve decided to try yoga. It’s challenging for me to find time and energy to exercise, especially when symptoms are always there, but I need to find other ways to help me ease muscle tension which triggers migraine attacks. ⁣
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I am excited to add mindfulness therapy to my routine, such as meditation, breathing techniques and yoga. I am hoping that these practices will also show some favorable results for my dystonia symptoms. ⁣
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I look forward to seeing some improvements in my daily living. ⁣
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Y’all, my first book, a 40 day devotional for Spoonies - for the Lenten season or year round - is available for pre-order now on Amazon. I’m so excited and grateful. 🖤
This is a dream come true.

www.amazon.com/Grace-Songs-Scripture-Spoons-chronically-eboo...

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