2020-03-07
Until last week the situation remained quite stable. I observed a very slow increase of symptoms in day to day activities like tremors in the hands and loss of balance. Sometimes I find it difficult to hold back shaking. It feels like I just want to let my whole body shake. Keeping constant control of my movements is somewhat tiring.
Playing my instruments, the clavichord, tenorhorn and hammered dulcimer remained stable. We decided to move to try acupuncture treatments every 14 days. This seems not a viable option. During this second week I lost about 10% of my playing abilities, particularly on the clavichord. So I will return to weekly treatments. Playing the horn seems to have a stabilizing effect for my overall condition. It appears that I should not skip any days on the horn, but give it priority over the other instruments.
Reflections 