"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.
"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." Michel de Montaigne "Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." Billy Graham Introduction: For most of us in the USA, Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of our summer. Many will …
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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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"There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles." Stephen Covey "I haven't gotten stuck with something because I just keep going, and I keep doing different things." Lili Taylor My Absence the Past Few Months: Three points to write about.•#1- Conflict of time between blog writing and article writing- Although I have been …
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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 …
"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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"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, …
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