Author: Dr David L Beales

I saw this Parkinson’s support ‘post’ yesterday. “I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease after the past couple of years of stiffness and unsteadiness. I am off sick from work and numb with worry about my future. Only 47 with four teenage children. Hoping someone will tell me what to expect?” I too was numb, fearful … Continue reading Facing a Diagnosis

Now that I am out of active medical practice for me this is the time to stand back and offer my reflective experience after a long life in medicine supported with medical stories. My aim is to highlight what seemed important in the practice of personalised medicine within general practice and other medical settings. Holly … Continue reading The Time is Now

Lessons Learned: Go on learning from life In my first 75 years I’ve often been perplexed. How did I get into this predicament and what and where is the way out? I have then tried to make sense of my actions, feelings, thoughts and body signals. When qualified as a doctor patients’ have consulted me … Continue reading What Shapes My Values?