In sickness and in health
It was a Cinderella wedding, with every detail, big and small, considered and orchestrated well in advance, with the help of a professional wedding planner. Nothing was left to chance; … Continue reading
Happy 1st birthday to my bionic knees
This past weekend, I celebrated the first birthdays of my two totally bionic knees by completing a 3k annual walk to “knock-out” Parkinson disease. Crossing the finish line marked the … Continue reading
Another voice for the cure
News that 11-time Grammy winner Linda Ronstadt has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease has renewed discussion about how we fund medical research in our country. Many see Ronstadt’s personal tragedy … Continue reading
Living with Parkinson’s disease colors our world
Things happen that color the way we see the world from that day forward. Learning we have a progressive, incurable disease is one of these things. Although we have good … Continue reading
There’s new business like shoe business…
For more than a decade I’ve watched with envy as my healthy friends slipped on colorful, trendy shoes with every height and style heels, while I’ve worn the same basically … Continue reading
“It was the breast of times, it was the worst of times”
Getting dressed is a lengthy ordeal for many of us who live with Parkinson’s disease. Nothing is easy anymore, not tying our shoes, nor putting on jewelry. Our struggles wih … Continue reading
“All for one, and one for all”
As a “newbie,” I could not look at people with advanced Parkinson’s without imagining myself in their shoes, and that was a very scary place to be. Believing I was … Continue reading
PD took back seat to terrorism
Despite it being Parkinson’s Awareness month, PD took a back seat to terrorism yesterday. I was listening to CNN when the news broke. Two explosions of unknown origin had occurred … Continue reading
Goldilocks approach turns loss into a win
As much as I loved my great looking sporty, fire engine red sedan with its fast acceleration, I knew it was time to give it up. The once “easy” push … Continue reading
Pee is for Parkinson’s
Real friends do not suggest Spandex(R) undergarments to friends who have Parkinson’s disease… and especially not to those who live with non-motor symptoms involving loss of bladder control. Just thinking … Continue reading
Hairy toes
“Did you always have hair growing on top of your big toe?” my physical therapist asked while performing electro acupuncture on my leg. “Are we talking about a few wispy … Continue reading
“Cutest legs”
I spoke too soon and took too much credit for resolving the edema in my legs months after getting two bionic knees. I should have known better than to think … Continue reading
Let this be the year of the cure
I want to believe that 2013 will be the year of the cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). This has been my hope every New Year since I was diagnosed 14 … Continue reading
Back in the water again
I returned to swimming my bi-weekly laps two weeks ahead of the arbitrary Christmas deadline I had set for myself. After my four-month hiatus, I was chomping at the bit … Continue reading
