"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.
"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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"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Albert Einstein "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." Marilyn vos Savant Introduction: I have used withering grapes on a grape vine to depict dopaminergic cells in Parkinson's disease. It is generally thought that a substantial amount of dopaminergic cells …
"To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth." Pearl S. Buck "In dire times you can lose joy, but you can't lose hope. Hope is your guide." Paulo Coelho Introduction: If you are living with Parkinson's, you are living with some hope. You hope Michael J. Fox will one day soon …
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"We make our way through everything like thread passing through fabric, giving shape to images that we ourselves do not know." Rainer Maria Rilke "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou Prelude: Do you remember the Moody Blues? Did you ever listen to their music? An interesting, …
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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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"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." Bill Vaughan "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." Brad Paisley Maintaining a Southern Tradition for Starting the New Year: For many past years, I …
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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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"Life is too short to worry about anything" Eric Davis "Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together." Brené Brown The Need for Increased Protein as We Age: As we age, we lose muscle mass, a condition called sarcopenia. To offset age-related muscle loss, one can start exercising and increase …
"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time." Dean Acheson "Take life one day at a time because every day is a different day with new challenges." Penny Streeter The Diagnosis: I received the news of my Parkinson's diagnosis on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. This was 4,256 days ago. As I have …
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