My Menopause Blog

Life IS funny.
For over 20 year’s I’ve put on a steady stream of events, show and parties and never SOLD OUT a single one in advance. Who knew a Parkinson’s Dance Party would be so popular.
Yes the Fun(d)raiser was a roaring sell out success! Thank you to the gazillion people who made the bash so […]

I’m now 19 weeks into the pdrecovery.org treatment protocol for Parkinson’s.
I’m showing the early signs of improvement.
My 50th Birthday balloons have deflated but I haven’t thrown them out.
Both night sweats and hot flashes have resumed at a ’slow boil’ range of heat and intensity - manageable but only with my thermostat set at 15C/59F. (Please […]

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Big Foot’s Little Friend, originally uploaded by Sue Richards.

Three cheers for girlfriends.
Sue Richards
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Sue Richards’ reproductive cycle (Period).
Born June 1972, Mulmur Mono Public School playground.
Passed away sometime in 2007, Guelph Ontario in its 35th year.
Cause of death: menopause.
Sue’s reproductive cycle was her sometime beloved and occasionally scorned monthly reminder of womanhood. Survived by Sue, Sue’s Period remained gleefully childfree and will be remembered for […]

I’ve been trying out my new operating system for 18 days now. I’m extra pleased to tell you that it loaded easily, presented no glitches and did not require re-booting. In fact - considering all the poop that last decades OS 40.49.0 dished out - 50.18.0 purrs like a kitten.
Could this be - The Cougar […]

Okay.
It’s true that I have not been paying close attention to the state of my missing menses of late but I’m quite sure, confident even, that my last period punctuated my panties well over 12 months ago. This means - sound of drums rolling in the background - that I am officially out of peri-menopause […]

I haven’t come out and said this directly but today seems right for fessing up. Last summer I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
There are many grim reports and scary beliefs out there about PD - I’ve Googled my poor old brain out for the last several months, talked with scores of folk that ‘had an […]

I have resolved to make no resolutions this year. Instead I’m offering my soul freedom from the often daily and certainly perpetual action of ’shoulding on myself’.
As my pal Dave often states during chaotic and disruptive times: “Don’t just do something. Sit there.”
Calmness and health are natural companions.
Sue Richards
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