"Where Life Meets Parkinson's." A blog for Parkinson's education, research advances, treatment strategies, and personal reflection. The goal is to provide support and resources to anyone either with Parkinson's disease or with any neurodegenerative disorder.
“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” Richelle E. Goodrich “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne …
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"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou "Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by." …
"Myths are made for the imagination to breath life into them." Albert Camus "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it's that they know so many things that just aren't so." Mark Twain Introduction: Parkinson's continues to expand in numbers of people worldwide and firmly stands as the second most …
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"The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them." Samuel Butler "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin Introduction: Listed below are 20 topics related to Parkinson's that I will likely write a blog post on …
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"Nothing comes from doing nothing." William Shakespeare "If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone." William Shakespeare Introduction: A recurring theme of this blog is using various quotes. In reviewing the blog site a while ago, Dan Brown said, "Frank has a bucket-load of quotes, from which he usually plucks …
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"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." Albert Einstein "We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." George Bernard Shaw Describing Some of the Science Behind Using Supplements to Treat Parkinson's: There are many ways to start and defend this section. …
"Retirement can and will be a glorious time in your life. You'll love the freedom and ability to try new things. It's a new phase of life; a chance to be a beginner again." Richard Carlson "Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, let go of the past, and find peace and …
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"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." Meister Eckhart A Thought at Thanksgiving: According to Wikipedia, "Thanksgiving (in the United States) As the name implies, the …
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"The greatest wealth is health" Virgil “The first wealth is health” Ralph Waldo Emerson Introduction: When I recently met my new Family Practice physician (the third one in less than 2 years), she said "My health was my wealth." I left that medical visit with her comment stuck in my brain. Thus, the topic here, …
"Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts." Ralph Boston "The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me." Gabrielle Reece The Musculoskeletal System: Muscles work together with bones …
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