My son adores his grandparents, and so I have chosen this photo for My Captured Moment – it’s when his nana and grandpa took him for a short trip around the shopping centre. They had just started babysitting him when I went back to work after maternity leave.
What I love about my boy Tyler is his ability to make his grandpa smile. Not just a little smile, a proper corner to corner smile! And this is a big deal, as my father is a Parkinson’s sufferer – one of the symptoms of which is rigidity of the facial muscles. So I love to see my dad and my boy enjoying each other’s company 🙂
This week is Parkinson’s Awareness Week (20-26 April), and Parkinson’s UK are running a challenge called Up Your Friendly. It’s not about raising money – it’s about raising awareness. We all probably should be nice to people anyway, but it’s easy to rush by with our busy lifestyles, so here’s a chance to stop and, well, be friendly!
You can join by doing something nice – like making a cup of tea for your work colleagues, letting someone go in front of you in the supermarket queue, or a friendly hello to a mum at playgroup – anything! Then spread the word of your good deed – share or tweet using the hashtag #upyourfriendly. Here are some more suggestions:
You can also take the “Up Your Friendly Challenge” at http://www.upyourfriendly.com/
Get your friends to sign up to the challenge too, and help make the UK a friendlier place.
My #upyourfriendly deeds so far this week have been helping mums struggling with pushchairs by holding the doors open (and that’s with me having a pushchair too!), and today I bought my family flapjacks as a special treat.
How’s being friendly going to help Parkinson’s sufferers? Well, the idea is to:
• make life a little easier for people with Parkinson’s – by showing how being patient and kind can make a huge difference to people with the condition
• change attitudes to make society more Parkinson’s-friendly
• highlight some of the everyday realities of living with Parkinson’s
So go on, up your friendly!
Thank you for sharing this lovely post! I will be making a real effort to up my friendly this week and will be sure to tweet all about it! Thanks so much for linking up to the #MMWBH. Already looking forward to seeing your post next week! 🙂
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Aw thanks so much! I already helped two tourists lost on the tube today – felt good! Hooray for being friendly 🙂
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What a sweet picture! And your #upyourfriendly deeds were great, too! Found you over at the Mad Mid Week Blog Hop. Thanks for sharing such an uplifting post!
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Ahh thank you. Glad you found it uplifting 🙂 My little way of helping to make the UK a friendlier place!
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What a lovely idea! I always try to be friendly as much as possible anyway, but certainly some could take a lesson from this 😉 Stevie x
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What a lovely way to raise awareness. Elsa’s great grandad is a Parkinson’s sufferer too and her Daddy walked from the Midlands to Wales last year to raise money for it. I’m glad it’s being brought to people’s attention this week.
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It is a great campaign, a real feel-good one. Elsa must bring a lot of joy to your grandad. Good for Daddy raising money, it all helps 🙂 My siblings and I did a walk in Greenwich last year, and this year they are doing the 10k! I will be purely fundraising – I can’t run 10K! xx
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I didn’t know about this, and it’s such a lovely idea. Thank you so much for sharing. That is a gorgeous photo too 🙂 #mycapturedmoment
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Ahh thank you, I love the idea of spreading a bit of friendliness, it’s a lovely campaign they thought of 🙂 xx
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This us a beautiful picture of your son! I think Grandparents smile like that because they have the very best job! A lovely Captured Moment x such an important message too thank you for sharing x
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Thank you 🙂 Yes they do have the best job, all the fun bits! It is lovely to see them together xx
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What a brilliant campaign to raise awareness and what a cute photograph. I am definitely going to try and #upyourfriendly from tomorrow. Hugs Mrs H xxxx #MyCapturedMoment
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Thank you 🙂 I’m loving this campaign to make the UK friendlier, it’s a real feel-good one. Thanks for taking part! xx
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Love this, a little kindness goes a long way. My Gran had Parkinsons. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts
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Thank you, I hope it has helped spread a bit of friendliness and patience. It does help Parkinsons sufferers xx
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Ahh this is lovely and grandparents are really the very best aren’t they? I wish my kids could be around theirs more. I am always trying to teach them to more friendly too. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
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Aw yes we are lucky that we live close to his grandparents, my boy is obsessed with them and I think the feeling is mutual! It is a good message to be friendly, mainly londoners need to learn haha. Thank you for hosting xx
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What a lovely post! Thanks so much for linking up! #MMWBH
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Thank you, that is nice to read! 🙂
xx
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This is so sweet. Grandparents are such a gift, I don’t know what I’d do without my parents and I love seeing them with my girls. Thanks so much for linking up xxx
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Grandparents are great aren’t they! They definitely make my life a lot easier, and it’s lovely seeing them together 🙂
xx
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Oh gosh, sending lots of love to you and your family Sabrina xx Thank you for this post, i didn’t know about the initiative and I should learn more as my Grandma was recently diagnosed. Thanks for linking up lovely xx #TheList xx
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Thanks Hannah! Sorry to hear your Grandma’s got it. It sucks, but there’s a lot of support out there, and with the right medication and attitude it’s manageable. Lots of love xx
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