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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...

Dec 29, 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...

Jul 27, 20241 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...

Jul 15, 20243 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....

Apr 30, 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...

Apr 19, 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...

Apr 1, 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...

Mar 21, 20242 min read

Karen McIntyre joined the board of Parkinson’s Body & Mind after a 25+ year career as an advertising creative director. She lives in NYC with her husband and daughter.

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