"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.
"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have." Vince Lombardi “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” Thomas Edison Précis: A different world exists today than it did just a few weeks ago, all driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus seemingly favors the elderly who …
"Your life is a work of art that you will work on the rest of your life." Richard Blanco "Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and if you screw that up, you can start again tomorrow." Ingrid Weir A Not So Typical "Anniversary" Blog Post:Six years ago this week, I …
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"Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it." Ian Fleming "Learn from yesterday, live for today." Albert Einstein Introduction: In early March, 2015, I began this blog. And I closed the first blog post as follows: "In closing this opening blog, I am trying to live life well and authentically, and not be defined …
"But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point." Payne Stewart "You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about." Bobby Jones Introduction: It is winter …
"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." Ralph Waldo Emerson "And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been" Rainer Maria Rilke A New Year: Happy New Year everyone. I begin with a thank-you to all of the readers of this blog; …
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"Sleep is like the unicorn - it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any" Dr. Seuss "Sleep is the most blessed and blessing of all natural graces." Aldous Huxley Introduction: Along the way to the diagnosis of Parkinson's, you may have to undergo several different kinds of examinations. These tests will …
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"We don't need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more thankful." Carlos Castaneda "Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth." Horace Introduction: The title of this blog post says it all. At the age of 66 years old, I stand before you thinking I need to be more thankful. Really? …
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"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” George Iles "Learn from yesterday, Live for today and Hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein Introduction: The Cambridge dictionary defines hope as “the feeling that something desired can be had or will happen." Hope is a key word in your life with Parkinson’s. A heart that …
"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." Jerry West "Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you." Arnold Palmer Précis: By now, everyone knows the importance of exercise. However, in my opinion, you cannot hear it enough. Exercise is Medicine, especially …
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“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.” Alice Morse Earle “When there is no turning back, we should concern ourselves only with the best way of going forward.” Paulo Coelho *Introduction: A few readers have recently asked (i) if I go back and re-read previously posted blogs? And (ii) …
