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Went to PD support group meeting this morning in Folsom (city not prison). Had more people than earlier times that I've gone. Some new people and some previous attendees. As is the case every time I go, I get mixed reverberations. It's good to be with others, but it's awful to see their declines.

I come away feeling both up and down. There was a new person at the meeting today, W. She is newly diagnosed but is already in a wheel chair and attending with two caregivers. She was trying to take charge, but her caregivers had to finish her sentences and re-ask her questions when her voice failed her.

I got positive feedback on my voice quality--even though I haven't been doing much in terms of working on it recently. I got the message, again, that I need to be doing more, consistent exercise. By the end of the meeting, I just wanted to lay down and sleep--which is what I ended up doing. Thoughts of exercises danced in my head!

I don't recall last night's dream content except that it was an active dream involving actual people in my life. A few people at the group meeting remarked that they too are having active dreams--ones that get acted out while asleep, resulting in awakenings and flailing about.

It's starting to be warmer during the days (and nights). Still dropping into the 40s at night, but going into the low 70s during the days.

I started doing some research on black widow spiders and how to control them, if possible. We apparently have some colonies in the back areas of our yard. They are nocturnal and somewhat reclusive--not aggressive unless eggs or hatchlings are involved--and then mostly the females not the males. Well, along came a spider and sat down beside her and frightened Ms. Muffet away!