"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.
"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) …
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it." Sandy Koufax "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down …
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