"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.
“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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"Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much." Ralph Waldo Emerson "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." Friedrich Nietzsche **Introduction: Recently, I wrote a blog post entitled "A Checklist for Supporting Someone with Parkinson’s" (to read it click here). Briefly, I had been meeting people who had friends with …
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Joseph Addison "It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." Socrates Introduction: After developing LSVT BIG® for her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Becky Farley went on and started/founded Parkinson Wellness Recovery® …
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.” Plato “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” Anais Nin 2019 Parkinson's Awareness Month: To help support the month of Parkinson's awareness, here are 5-posts from April- •2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of Life With Exercise •2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month (Part 2)- Exercise • April 11 is …
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"Perseverance, secret of all triumphs." Victor Hugo “Never, never, never give in!” Winston S. Churchill Perseverance Defined: <per·se·ver·ance /ˌpərsəˈvirəns/ noun> I really like the description given by vocabulary.com, "Perseverance is not giving up. It is persistence and tenacity, the effort required to do something and keep doing it till the end, even if it's hard. With …
"Contentment is natural wealth." Socrates "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie "Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves." Thich Nhat Hanh Contentment, Gratitude, and Mindfulness: Living with Parkinson's has brought me a lot; yes, it's a curse, yes, it …
"Our illness is often our healing." Mooji "Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act." Paulo Coelho The Beginning of the Thought: I was at the driving range recently hitting golf balls. And this guy walks by wearing a T-shirt that said: "Always on, Never off." It struck me as …
"I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside." Wayne Dyer "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." Voltaire Setting the Stage: This is Mariëtte Robijn- She lives in the Netherlands and was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the young age of 46. Mariëtte has …
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"Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about Winning and losing." Matt Biondi "Enjoy the journey as much as the destination." Marshall Sylver Introduction: It has been a month since my last blog post. Trips to Arizona, California, Alabama, and Florida consumed much of the month. I spent time with relatives, dear old …
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Journey with Parkinson's 