For most people, boredom is a passing, nearly trivial feeling, but for those with a degenerative disease it becomes a life pattern. What does one do with that?
Parkinson's grabs hold, virtually disconnecting you from the world, and the easiest thing to do, consciously or not, is to protect yourself from difficult situations or emotions. The easiest thing to do is to accept one's strangely empty plate, refusing to fight the feeling and instead settle into inactivity, otherwise known as boredom.
I completely understand Russ' predicament, but it doesn't lead me to a hopeful path for him to embrace. Mostly what I feel is guilty with my utter ease of movement, even my almost 70 year old creaky movement! I can stand from a chair, slip into a car seat, settle myself at the table, turn around in the shower, get in and out of bed...movement is my motivation. I have the ability to adjust, to do, to accomplish.
In recent days we have struggled. I want to help, but I know exactly how tough it is for him to move. We both wonder how to shift a bored attitude to accepting 'possible'. We want honesty to drive each of us towards hopeful motivation, looking forward to a brand new day.