"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.
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston S. Churchill Imagine yourself then, imagine yourself now. What are the differences? I …
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“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Edward Everett Hale “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb Constellation of Care: In …
"The cures we want aren’t going to fall from the sky. We have to get ladders and climb up and get them." Michael J. Fox Can you and I make a difference during Parkinson's Awareness Month (designated for April)? This blog posting is simply to serve as a brief overview of Parkinson's, a description of …
"As I ate breakfast one morning, I overheard two oncologists conversing. One complained bitterly, 'You know, Bob, I just don't understand it, We used the same schedule and the same dosage, and the same entry criteria. Yet I got a 22 percent response rate and you got a 74 percent. That's unheard of for metastatic …
"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." Paulo Coelho In a recent post, I listed the various types of therapy being used to treat my Parkinson's. Importantly, I believe …
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” Maya Angelou Grow factors are substances (proteins) that help regulate cell division and promote …
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou A year ago this week I got the good/bad news from my Neurologist. The 'good' news was that we can deal/treat/manage my current symptoms. The 'bad' news was that I had Parkinson's …
Journey with Parkinson's 