"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.
“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 don't like surgery. I don't like elective surgery, I don't like surgery that you have to have." Sandra Bernhard "Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures." Han Suyin Précis: On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, I had total hip replacement surgery on my right hip. Why talk about hip surgery when the blog focuses …
"Let me live my life the way I want to." Jimi Hendrix "Just let me live my life." Sergei Polunin A Belated Anniversary: On March 9, 2025, we celebrated the 10th year of the "Journey With Parkinson's" blog. Since that opening blog post entitled I'm Still Here: Life with Parkinson's," 350 additional blog posts have …
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"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win." Arnold Palmer "I'm in the woods so much I can tell you which plants are edible." Lee Trevino Introduction: Not everyone is interested in the results …
“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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"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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"Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what things happen to you" Rory Miller "If you do not step forward you will always remain where you are." Nora Roberts Introduction: We learned the Golden Rule in childhood. The most familiar version of the Golden Rule says, "Do unto others as you would …
"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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"Be the kind of person who takes supplements - then skip the supplements." Michael Pollan "One, I am skeptical of the effectiveness of nutritional supplements." Michael Shermer Supplementing Our Treatment Plan: We all contribute to this collective knowledge, using various supplements and over-the-counter compounds to manage our Parkinson's. Besides exercise, what other strategies can we …
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"[joking about the length of the Rolling Stones' career] You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!" Keith Richards "There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners." John Lydon Introduction: We embarked on a musical journey to Atlanta, Georgia, …
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