"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.
"Measure your success by your inner scorecard versus an outer one." Robin Sharma "I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head." Dizzy Dean The Reason for a Parkinson's Disease Scorecard: We go see our Neurologist every six months, and one of their …
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"Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life." Art Blakey "There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind." Duke Ellington Intro to the Introduction: This blog primarily focuses on Parkinson's and (hopefully) gives helpful advice about various aspects of the disorder. Along this journey, I have shared a lot about myself, and …
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"Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing." Sylvia Plath "There are three difficulties in authorship; to write any thing worth the publishing — to find honest men to publish it — and to get sensible men to read it." Charles Caleb Colton Introduction: I spent over 40 years in an academic environment. The critical …
"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." Harvey Fierstein "Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." Dolly Parton Introduction: On October 23, 2015, I posted a blog entitled "Poetry to Parkinson's'." I go back occasionally and revisit old blog posts. Today, "Poetry to Parkinson's"(click here) was …
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“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra “Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.” Bob Marley Introduction: Since my diagnosis with Parkinson's, I seem to have become a collector of quotes and sayings. Some make me smile, like the one above from Yogi Berra. Some make me take …
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"I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four." Yogi Berra "Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write. Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap." Mary Anne Radmacher Introduction: Many experts in the field of neurology believe that most if not all, neuropsychiatric disorders are linked to atypical sleep patterns. And guess …
"Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful." Plato "It doesn't matter if a cave has been in darkness for 10,000 years or half an hour, once you light a match it is illuminated." Paramahansa Yogananda Introduction: I am always searching for a topic …
"A virus has three purposes: to duplicate, to infiltrate and to spread from one host to the next. Ultimately, even a single virus can shut down an entire system." Wayne Dyer "The single biggest threat to man's continued dominance on the planet is the virus." Joshua Lederberg Introduction: While the COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2022 is …
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"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve "Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves." Carol Lynn Pearson Nothing is redeemable about Parkinson's, but each Person-with-Parkinson's (PwP) has redeemable qualities.They awake each new day to a …
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"It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things." Barbara Johnson "Vision is seeing visibly the light of hope within the range of the eyesight." Anuj Introduction: There is no doubt that with age comes a worsening of vision. Furthermore, there is also an effect on one's eyesight by Parkinson's. Consider …
Journey with Parkinson's 