"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.
"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 …
"The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them." Samuel Butler "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin Introduction: Listed below are 20 topics related to Parkinson's that I will likely write a blog post on …
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"The Eyes are the window to your soul." William Shakespeare "The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is." Khalid Gibran Introduction: Parkinson's creates havoc in many areas of our bodies. This month, I had two rounds of surgery to remove cataracts (cloudy lenses). There …
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Précis: I can recall this happening twice during the past 12 years. What am I talking about? It was a day where everything seemed to be "off" regarding my symptoms, primarily motor-related. Has this ever happened to you? If so, I'd like to hear how you dealt with a prolonged off-period. A Typical "Off-On" Period: …
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"Nothing comes from doing nothing." William Shakespeare "If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone." William Shakespeare Introduction: A recurring theme of this blog is using various quotes. In reviewing the blog site a while ago, Dan Brown said, "Frank has a bucket-load of quotes, from which he usually plucks …
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