"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.
"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life." Corazon Aquino "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." Helen Keller Sadness: The title was one word, "Sadness," and the note was brief. My friend, a fellow Person-with-Parkinson's (PwP), passed away …
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." John Wooden A New Paper Describing the Benefits of Exercise in Parkinson's: Corcos et al., (Corcos, D.M., G. Lamotte, N.S. Luthra, and …
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"Measure your success by your inner scorecard versus an outer one." Robin Sharma "I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head." Dizzy Dean The Reason for a Parkinson's Disease Scorecard: We go see our Neurologist every six months, and one of their …
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"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." Art Blakey "There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind." Duke Ellington Intro to the Introduction:Â This blog primarily focuses on Parkinson's and (hopefully) gives helpful advice about various aspects of the disorder. Along this journey, I have shared a lot about myself, and …
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"Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing." Sylvia Plath "There are three difficulties in authorship; to write any thing worth the publishing — to find honest men to publish it — and to get sensible men to read it." Charles Caleb Colton Introduction: I spent over 40 years in an academic environment. The critical …
"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'" Sydney J. Harris "Comparison is the death of joy." Mark Twain Overview: Recently, I have presented two blog posts on COMT (Catechol-O-methyl transferase) Inhibitors: "COMT Inhibitors in Parkinson's: Tell Me More, Tell Me More" (click here) and "Addendum …
"I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four." Yogi Berra "Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write. Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap." Mary Anne Radmacher Introduction: Many experts in the field of neurology believe that most if not all, neuropsychiatric disorders are linked to atypical sleep patterns. And guess …
"A virus has three purposes: to duplicate, to infiltrate and to spread from one host to the next. Ultimately, even a single virus can shut down an entire system." Wayne Dyer "The single biggest threat to man's continued dominance on the planet is the virus." Joshua Lederberg Introduction: While the COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2022 is …
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"It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things." Barbara Johnson "Vision is seeing visibly the light of hope within the range of the eyesight." Anuj Introduction: There is no doubt that with age comes a worsening of vision. Furthermore, there is also an effect on one's eyesight by Parkinson's. Consider …
"Mind the gap - it's the distance between life as you dream it and life as it is." Cate Blanchett "The biggest gap in your life is between what you know and what you do." Bob Proctor Introduction: Several concerned readers have contacted me recently about not posting on "Journey with Parkinson's," asking about my …
Journey with Parkinson's 