Raising awareness means telling our stories
I recently noticed that Holocaust Remembrance Day typically falls during Parkinson’s Awareness Month. How is it that one of the most heinous crimes against humanity came to be memorialized against … Continue reading
My computer mouse is out to get me
Lately, it seems my computer mouse is out to get me, much like the blood thirsty plant, Audrey II, in the classic story, Little Shop of Horrors. My mouse prefers … Continue reading
Friends smooth our journey with Parkinson’s
If there is a bright side to living with Parkinson’s, it is the friends we make on our journey, who help us live each day to its fullest – laughing … Continue reading
This seat is taken!
How many of us, exhausted from running errands, have opted to wait in the car while our spouse handles the last few stops on their own? I do this often, … Continue reading
My lead foot
Yesterday was not one of my better days. On my way to meet a friend for lunch, I didn’t even get two blocks from home when a waiting police officer … Continue reading
Parkinson’s means always having to say, “I’m sorry”
Parkinson’s disease means always having to say, “I’m sorry.” I’m sorry I spilled my drink. I’m sorry I dropped my napkin. I’m sorry I don’t remember, I fell, I had … Continue reading
We teach doctors how to treat us
Dr. Phil used to say, “We teach people how to treat us.” Nowhere is this more true than in the medical community. Against my better judgment, I recently gave up … Continue reading
Staying connected while out of the country
Ever since we crossed the Ambassador Bridge and left the giant US flag behind, I have been obsessed with not exceeding my international calling and data plan limits. This is … 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
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
“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
“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
