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Submitted by Aishwarya Solanki on 9 September 2016

"I have been a stenographer, an advocate and have obtained a degree in information technology. It has been five years since I have retired. My left hand had started giving me a lot of trouble, and was not obeying my commands. It was then diagnosed that I had Parkinson's. I live alone, and I try to focus on not being limited by anyone, and try my best to not limit others too. I have a responsibility towards myself, and I focus on that.

My daily routine is very active and I like it that way. It looks like this: I wake up at five thirty a.m, and leave home to have a cup of tea and read the newspaper. When I first arrived in Bombay, I wasn't very fluent at English, but I read the newspapers a lot and that has made me more fluent. I go back home by 9am, but I'm down at 10am again to have breakfast. After this, I take a walk in a garden close by - be it rain, summer or winter, I never miss that walk. I return to reading another newspaper later, and have lunch. I then try to meet friends and colleagues and keep busy. From five pm to seven pm, I exercise on my terrace. It is very peaceful there. After this, I eat dinner and retire for the day. I live in a hostel on the fifth floor with no elevator, so I climb up and down several times a day, and that itself means a lot of exercise! 

I believe that if I need to survive well, I need to treat myself well, and I keep trying to do that."

Mr. Suryanarayan,
Byculla Support Group,
PDMDS, Mumbai.

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