Who Am I?

I have put pen to paper, so to speak, several times, but found myself lost for words. What do I say? How can I make my story sound interesting?  Well, here goes! I will probably type this twenty times over. English never was a strong subject.

I was diagnosed with PD in May 1998. I can’t remember how it started showing itself.

I lost my first wife Pauline to cancer in the August 1997, leaving me bringing up two young boys alone. So, I found myself just trying to cope.  I started getting very fatigued; no tremor, but I was finding it a real effort to do anything, even simple things like shaving, brushing my teeth and stirring a cup of coffee. This was one of the most noticeable things; I couldn't make the spoon go round.

I was working in engineering as a Centre Lathe Turner. I have been an engineer all my working life.  I went to the doctor and was told I was depressed (not surprising, given the circumstances). After several visits to the doctor's, a young lady doctor sent me to see a neurologist who, to cut along story short, diagnosed PD.

Since then I have met a wonderful lady (Sharon) in an Internet chat room. I was worried that if I I told her I had PD, it would scare her off, but as you may well know by now, Sharon doesn’t scare easy.

After spending a lot of time driving between West Yorkshire and Hampshire, one of us had to move, so I decided I would move with my two boys to Yorkshire. As it turned out, it gave us a new life. Sharon and I were married in May of 2003 and a new chapter in our lives began.

Living with PD is becoming increasingly difficult. I seem less able to do the things I used to do. There is no end of unfinished jobs around the house.

I consider myself a very practical man.  My hobbies include, amongst others, woodwork, metalwork, horology, computer maintenance, music,and photography.

Ambitions... I can’t think of any other than to beat PD, maybe travel a little more, and in the process meet some or all of you.