The following article is taken from Parkinson’s Resource Center of Spokane (center@spokaneparkinsons.org) Skin Cells Made to Mimic Stem Cells Two research groups have found different genetic recipes to give ordinary skin cells the power to turn into virtually any kind of human tissue, just as embryonic stem cells do. If the recipes live up to ... ...
I was on a site recently and ran across this entry, written by a fellow PD’er. Be encouraged! I got to experience today something that I thought was gone forever. I actually awoke feeling pretty…good. I got off and did quite a few errands and still felt pretty calm. I then decided to walk a ... ...
What do you say to someone who’s lost their mother? Sorry? Sorry seems so lost in the midst of the pain and the void. Sorry seems so… empty. Perhaps nothing is best. Absolutely nothing. And just hold them as they hurt. And cry too. Sunday, August 25, again… I left my ‘baby’ at college. Again. ... ...
The other day I had breakfast with a friend. We sat outside where sparrows hopped on nearby tables, hoping for a crumb or two. And I learned something: Optimism says: Can you see all the colors of that little bird? Pessimism responds: It’s on the table. Yuck. Optimism sees: There must be eight different colors ... ...
Don’t you just get tired of taking medicine? I mean, you wake up. You’re shaking. Okay, so you have a shower first and can’t shower the way you used to because your body isn’t listening to what you’re brain is telling it to do. So you then get dressed, or attempt to. Other people we ... ...
I have been smiling all day today, thinking about yesterday. I woke up at eight. I had been up late the night before, working on a novel I am writing and revising and revising and revising and… you get the picture. I got up, showered, got dressed and my daughter drove me to church. I ... ...
I volunteer at the local hospital in what’s called the ‘Adult Day Care Center’. Many caregivers bring their loved one, one to five times a week, depending on their circumstances and needs. Many participants, as they are referred to, have Alzheimer’s, dementia, are stroke victims, etc. I have gotten to know some of the patients ... ...
I don’t know how many of you believe in God, but did you know that God talks about Parkinson’s in the Bible? Check it out! David tells us in Psalm 21:7 that ‘through the unfailing love of the Lord, we will not be shaken. I am sure he meant to spell it ‘shakin’’!!! Then, take ... ...
I’m 47 and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s almost a year ago. It started with tremor and stiffness in my left hand. Then, the hand and arm got very slow and uncoordinated, and my shoulder hurt all the time. I started to walk stiffly, with my left hand curled up in front of me. Still, I ... ...
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