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Tag: Blues music

Posted on December 11, 2023

Parkinson’s: Some Jazzy Blues Holiday Music

"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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Frank C. Church and the “Journey With Parkinson’s”

Frank C. Church

Frank C. Church

Professor Emeritus at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1982-2022), where I was a biomedical science researcher and medical school and undergraduate biology educator. I still am a part-time golfer. My diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, combined with my career in science and education, allows me the ultimate "teachable moment."

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