"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.
“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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"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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"He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic." Nicolas Bentley "Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait." Henry Ford Introduction: There are no enjoyable aspects of Parkinson’s. The symptoms of Parkinson's go from tolerable to bad and then to the worst. As the disorder progresses, a …
"There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles." Stephen Covey "I haven't gotten stuck with something because I just keep going, and I keep doing different things." Lili Taylor My Absence the Past Few Months: Three points to write about.•#1- Conflict of time between blog writing and article writing- Although I have been …
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"What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing." Robert M. Sapolsky "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin NOTE ADDED IN REVISION: Recently, I posted a blog titled "Science Sunday: Executive Function in Parkinson’s" (click here). …
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"What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing." Robert M. Sapolsky "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin Introduction: I have been away from blog writing for too many weeks. For a while, it was the …
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"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." Joseph Campbell "The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance." Nathaniel Branden Introduction: If you have Parkinson's, we share the common thread by its name but not by its expression. …
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“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” Richelle E. Goodrich “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne …
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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 "Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by." …
"Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what things happen to you" Rory Miller "If you do not step forward you will always remain where you are." Nora Roberts Introduction: We learned the Golden Rule in childhood. The most familiar version of the Golden Rule says, "Do unto others as you would …
Journey with Parkinson's 