Dec 29, 20241 min read
The hardest part of PD
Well meaning friends and even some doctors say "more fiber," "more water," "more exercise." But our guts don't work normally. They move...
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Jul 27, 20241 min read
How to meditate badly
These are my thoughts, going in circles. And that's OKAY. I started meditating a few weeks ago. It's one of my strategies for climbing...
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Jul 15, 20243 min read
Sorry I haven't written in a while. I've been depressed.
I didn't feel it happening. It came over me gradually, like falling snow. I'd felt a bit sad for months - but wasn't this normal for what...
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Apr 30, 20242 min read
"Sorry"
What's the first thing someone says after I tell them I have Parkinson's Disease? "I'm sorry." Ack! I don't blame them, I'd say it too....
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
PARKINSON'S HYPER-AWARENESS MONTH
Maybe it's all the emails about PD pelting my inbox like cold April hail. Maybe it's because so many of my loved ones have died in the...
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Apr 1, 20242 min read
EMOTIONAL TORNADO
It started as an ordinary physical therapy appointment. A little stretching. A little "does THIS hurt?" And then my PT suggested I take...
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Mar 21, 20242 min read
EXERCISE YOUR POWER OVER PARKINSON'S
#2 in a series about movement as medicine "That'll teach YOU to mess with my neurons!" There's only one treatment PROVEN to slow (or...
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