Overcoming fear of falling
By Sheryl Jedlinski I recently ventured outside of my comfort zone and returned to the gym after a year-long hiatus following cancer surgery and chemotherapy. Prior to that, I had … Continue reading
Thank you for making a difference in my life
By Sheryl Jedlinski This Thanksgiving I have more to be thankful for than I can hope to repay. The fact that I am alive and kicking, and cancer free one … Continue reading
Giving up driving… my way
By Sheryl Jedlinski I was sitting at a traffic light when it changed from red to green. The cars in the lane beside me started moving forward, but not me. … Continue reading
Who wears short shorts?
By Sheryl Jedlinski While preparing for a gait study, I discovered that I no longer have even one pair of shorts — not work out shorts, hiking shorts, dress shorts, … Continue reading
No longer sleepless in Chicago
By Sheryl Jedlinski For years now, I have been getting by on an average of only three to four hours of sleep per night. No one knows how I keep … Continue reading
What’s up with levodopa?
By Sheryl Jedlinski One of the questions people with Parkinson’s are always asking is, ‘How is it that 50 years after its introduction, billions of research dollars later, and a … Continue reading
Envisioning a Parkinson’s free world
By Sheryl Jedlinski As my husband, Tony, and I entered the Oregon Convention Center for the opening of the 2016 World Parkinson’s Congress, I could hardly believe we had made … Continue reading
Packing for every eventuality
By Sheryl Jedlinski Tomorrow morning, we are off to the World Parkinson Congress in Portland, Oregon. While I started packing yesterday, I feel as though I have made little headway. … Continue reading
Wake-up call for PD awareness
By Sheryl Jedlinski Conservative pundits are fueling rumors that Hillary Clinton has Parkinson’s disease, and is therefore unfit to be President. Their fairytale is based on a diagnosis made by a … Continue reading
Pondering questions about our future
by Sheryl Jedlinski Following the World Parkinson’s Congress in Montreal in 2013, my friend and fellow patient advocate, Peggy Willocks, posted questions on Facebook asking how we see our lives … Continue reading
Color your way to relaxation
By Sheryl Jedlinski We all know that daily exercise can help us better manage our Parkinson’s symptoms, but who would have thought that adult coloring books could help as well. … Continue reading
Getting Back to Normal
by Sheryl Jedlinski It has been three months since my last chemo treatment and I am finally starting to feel somewhat normal again. My appetite has returned, meaning I must … Continue reading
Celebrate the good times
As soon as they learned I was “cancer free,” my son, Steve, and daughter-in-law, Megan, decided this “fantastic,” if not miraculous, news warranted a celebration. Diagnosed with stage IV cancer … Continue reading
Thank you Dad for teaching me the life lessons that shaped who I am today
by Sheryl Jedlinski Always speak and stand up for who I am and what I believe in. Set goals for myself, believe that I can accomplish anything I set my … Continue reading
