"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.
"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, …
"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies." Roderick Thorp "Your playing small doesn't serve the world." Marianne Williamson What does it mean to give yourself a break? A commitment to doing something kind for yourself. It matters not …
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"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 …
"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand." Barbara Johnson "Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty." Lora Brody Introduction: Have you sometimes wondered why you really wanted dessert after dinner? Or have you been thinking lately of something sweet to snack on? Well, now, you can blame it on your Parkinson's. …
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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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“Parkinson’s can be the wake-up call to transform yourself into a better person.” John Baumann “No matter what science can do for people living with Parkinson’s, we must prepare our brain and body to face all difficulties.” Nikolas Koukoulakis Introduction: All of the quotes used in this blog post are by people with Parkinson's. On …
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"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 …
"When the road you're on begins to crumble, forge ahead - better it crumble behind you than ahead of you." John Avery "Theories crumble, but good observations never fade." Harlow Shapley Introduction: For the past few years, I have been posting music and songs I genuinely love listening to for many different reasons. There is …
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