Focus on the subject of the brainstorm. Answer quickly. No discussion. No right or wrong answers. All answers accepted without judgement. Work to a time limit. Record every idea on your whiteboard, post-it notes, or shared document.

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Day to day tasks: making tea, washing up, tying laces, getting dressed, fastening buttons

Blue badge, a cure, early retirement, working, pain, diet, medication

Symptoms, stiff, stiffness, sleep, sleep patterns, stoop, posture, slowness, depression, anxiety, fatigue, stress, drooling, shuffling, freezing, tremor

Being in a group, stronger together, branches, cafes, support groups

Importance of exercise, Hospital appointments

How are you feeling right now? How were you feeling yesterday? How will you feel tomorrow?

Acceptance, Denial

Side effects, Levodopa, names of other medication

Mobility, Challenges, Relationships, Up and down

Speech, Speech therapy, Singing, Talk loud

Eating, Drinking

Quiet, an event, fundraising, boxing, golf, walking, dancing, the shuffle

Save your energy, people only see us when we’re out /having a good day, not when we’re having a bad one

How it changes minute by minute, hour by hour