"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.
"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." Thomas A. Edison "The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas." Albert Einstein Introduction: This is a 3-part story: first, how combining exercise with a polyphenol-rich food source (please keep reading) can enhance …
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"Every step is on the path." Laozi "It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs." Vaclav Havel Walking: When you have Parkinson's, we must always be aware of where our feet and legs are taking us. Is the texture of the path changing, is it tacky and firm …
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"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me ... Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me." Steve Jobs "You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible." Deepak Chopra A View from the Past: Several years ago (14 August 2016), I wrote …
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"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor." Marcus Tullius Cicero "Your muscles know nothing. It's your brain. Exercise is something you've got to do the rest of your life. It's a lifestyle. Dying is easy. Living is a pain in the neck. You've got to work at it." …
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"The key to life is resilience….We will always be knocked down. It’s the getting up that counts." Dominique Browning "Hope is a waking dream." Aristotle Ogunquit, Maine: We recently had the pleasure of visiting this beachside community. It was in June, their summertime; to me, it was springlike in temperature and low in humidity, the …
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"NOT I - NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself." Walt Whitman "We travel, in essence, to become young fools again - to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more." Pico Iyer Take the Bad with the Good Moments: If you …
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"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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"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep." Homer "Sleep is a hint of lovely oblivion." D. H. Lawrence The Problem of Sleep: If you have Parkinson's, you likely have some problem with sleep. If you have Parkinson's and you do not have a sleeping problem, then count …
"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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"Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory." Mariella Frostrup "I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it." Steve Martin Introduction: For those of you who have followed this blog for several years or more, I have typically …
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