PERSONAL UPDATE
😔 I'm struggling with two health issues, dear reader. I have been responding well to my anti-Parkinson's drugs since mid-2025. (Remember, my diagnosis was in 2013 but I opted for a drug-free complementary approach till 2025.) BUT now, I've been diagnosed with and being treated for prostate cancer, AND together, they regularly create chaos in my body. Hmmm, PD and PC...
Currently, I'm half way through the first part of my cancer therapy and will soon know if there's going to be a second part, that is, radiation therapy. I live in hope.
😁 However,
I'm also celebrating the fact that I was chosen - along with a few dozen others, worldwide - to contribute to a book on People with Parkinson's (PwP). We were asked to write a short reflection on our life journeys before and after Parkinson's Disease (PD). The compiler is renowned and prolific author, Miller Caldwell, who is also a PwP.
The book is entitled "Parkinson's Stories" and published by Troubador Publishing (<- select Bookshop and type the book name in the search box). Many other publishers will also have them available soon. This publication was released on 26 November 2025.
BLOG UPDATE, December 2025
It is about 5 years since the launch in March 2020 of this Blog, parkinsed.blogspot.com. Out of curiosity, I reflected in Post 42 on the stats and viewders' countries of origin in April 2023 when there were a few thousand "viewders" (I was unable to distinguish between viewers and readers, so I combined the two words). I repeated this exercise earlier in 2025 in Post 60 and discovered there were thousands more. So, I was amazed when I checked on the numbers yesterday...!
🥁🎺🥁 The total number of viewders since the 2020 launch, is now = 22,940.🥁🎺🥁
Wow! Thank you, viewders, this is most heartening when I consider that it was a mere 2,138 in 2023 which grew to 13,700 early in 2025.
I am really pleased because the Blog name "parkinsed" is not a conventional one such as "Parkinson's Disease". This means that a 'viewder' would have done a specific search for information regarding this movement disorder to have come across my "parkinsed" Blog site.
Naturally my posts are from within a South African context so I expected the local readership to have constituted the majority. Two local organisations (Parkinson'sZA as well as Movement Disorders Support) have added my Blog to their websites thereby boosting local interest and my ego.
WRT the top six countries' viewders (and they constitute a total of 18,917 viewders) who have been reading this PD blog, in order of viewdership size, they are as follows:
- South Africa;
- Hong Kong;
- Brazil;
- Singapore;
- USA; and
- Vietnam.
In addition, I am impressed with the spread of countries - that now includes Brazil, Indonesia and Ecuador - as compared to their actual numbers: another encouraging indication. But more interesting is a glimpse of the five year overview below together with their numbers.
Again, I am pleased with this overall spread that could indicate a general, worldwide curiosity about Parkinson's Disease because of its growing impact. Remember, the current estimate is that, worldwide, about 12 million people are living with Parkinson's Disease! This general interest in my Blog may be followed by, I assume, a specific interest in what I have been sharing in my Blog posts. Hence, I assume that 'viewders' have found it useful to read about my years of personal strategies, tips and tricks of coping with this movement disorder as described in many of my posts, both pre and post anti-PD drugs.
BLOG STATS, ALL TIME (Mar 2020 ➜ Dec 2025)
The spread of countries becomes more interesting (compare the previous stats in Post 60) when looking at a 2025 overview. The details below were sourced in December, 2025 from blogger.com's statistics.
Under the heading "TOP LOCATIONS" in Blog Stats, I found the following information, for this Blog for the period ending December 2025. A breakdown of the total of 22,940 viewders according to the country and their viewdership.
- South Africa--- 6,170
- Hong Kong---- 4,190
- Brazil----------- 3,007
- Singapore----- 2,390
- USA------------ 1,600
- Vietnam------- 1,560
- Germany-------- 406
- France----------- 336
- Austria----------- 308
- Argentina-------- 245
- Russia------------180
- UK-----------------161
- Australia----------152
- Mexico------------146
- Indonesia--------128
- Ecuador----------127
- Finland-----------122
- China-------------116
- India--------------- 74
- Other---------- 1,398
The "OTHER" which generally represents a host of small value viewders (single and double digit numbers) is also significant as it constitutes 13% of the total of 22940. Do compare these numbers with Posts 46 and 60 referenced earlier in this Post.
CONCLUSION
Now that typing is becoming a challenge, I need to investigate alternative forms of input for this Blog for 2026, besides typing. So, that's my new project.
I hope your PD or Movement Disorder or ailment eases during this holiday period. Stay well and safe, dear reader. AND ThAnK YoU for your support, everyone!
