"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.
"There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow." Orison Swett Marden "When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope." Pittacus Lore Introduction: We dedicate the …
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"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Albert Einstein "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." Marilyn vos Savant Introduction: I have used withering grapes on a grape vine to depict dopaminergic cells in Parkinson's disease. It is generally thought that a substantial amount of dopaminergic cells …
"Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." Marianne Williamson "Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates." Ted Dekker Preface: I was born in the 1950s, but I remember growing up in the 1960s on an Air Force Base near the Pacific Ocean, between San Francisco and Los Angeles. My …
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"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie A Time to Say Thank You: So much has changed since receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson's. I am deeply grateful to …
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“December is the time for remembering the past and reaching toward the future.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Welcome winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless.” Terri Guillemets Introduction: As we start the holiday season, for anyone with Parkinson's, it could be either the best of times or the …
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"I live by two words: tenacity and gratitude." Henry Winkler “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” Henry Van Dyke. A Thought at Thanksgiving: When you replace a human joint with titanium, it doesn’t make you bionic — …
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"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time." Dean Acheson "Take life one day at a time because every day is a different day with new challenges." Penny Streeter The Diagnosis: I received the news of my Parkinson's diagnosis on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. This was 4,256 days ago. As I have …
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"I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice." Renee Olstead "The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves." Steven Spielberg The News: It …
"What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing." Robert M. Sapolsky "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin NOTE ADDED IN REVISION: Recently, I posted a blog titled "Science Sunday: Executive Function in Parkinson’s" (click here). …
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"What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing." Robert M. Sapolsky "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin Introduction: I have been away from blog writing for too many weeks. For a while, it was the …
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