Some days ….Parkinson’s almost gets the best of me. Tell me I’m not alone here? Well, to be really honest..it does get the best of me on a few days. I don’t want to be negative but here’s what things about PD make me growl (growling is my frustration/venting mechanism that hopefully helps with the ... ...
It has been my joy to have met several online friends in person, and Sherri’s trip to Tennessee/Kentucky has been one of those. The memories of all my meetings with friends who live with Parkinson’s bring me big smiles as I recall them, and I had written these down from the time I got to ... ...
I had written part of this at another time but thought I might share it with you. At the bottom are some links(not sausage links but internet links) about me or links that I thought I’d share with you. Maybe you’d like to make up an alphabet soup about yourself and share with us? That ... ...
News Release sent Thursday, February 19th, from PDF, Melissa Barry: (February 19, 2009, New York, NY) The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) has awarded $300,000 in emergency bridge funding to four leading Parkinson’s disease scientists. The grants will sustain promising investigations that were recently put into jeopardy by the sudden collapse of their primary private funder, ... ...
I’m an exception…if you haven’t already noticed! I don’t drink coffee or hot tea in the morning. I rarely even have hot chocolate, but we’ve got plenty of mugs, so I put my morning drink in one of my favorites. Most people have a favorite cup/mug/drink container, don’t they? I do, especially for my morning ... ...
Leave no stone unturned in the search for cures. The conquest of Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinson’s Disease will be won by Regular People like you. As we say in the Regulars. . . In this battle to defeat Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s, “the Regulars” did not come to take prisoners. We came to set them free. ...
My sister-in-law Linda, is my Angel. Linda helps me with my PD, or I should say we help each other with our problems. She recently became legally blind and I was diagnosed with PD. We also both lost our jobs at about the same time. She has been there for me and I hope I ... ...
A caregiver. A carepartner. Care: to worry about, be mindful of or mind to, think about, be bothered about, give attention to, think of, nurture, tend to. Giver: donate to, provide for, supply. Partner: companion, have a connection with, united with. Judy wants another name for a caregiver/carepartner for certain people not directly involved with ... ...
I was trying to think of a unique way to describe my dear sister, Karen Annette, to you and the role she now plays in my life with PD. She’s unique that is for sure, and she has a very important role in my life. You may have heard of the terms caregivers or carepartners, ... ...
I have recently enjoyed reading several of my friends “25 Random Facts About Me” note entries on Facebook. (I just love facebook!) I filled out my ’25 Things’ and tried to be honest. But I got to thinking, you know – no matter how hard we try we can’t always put the best spin on ... ...
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