Archive for June, 2010

A Note From Judy

A note from Judy: I want to take this opportunity to tell all of you who follow us at Parkinson’s Journey how grateful I am and how comforting your many notes and calls of sympathy have been to me and my family in the death of my mother, Becky Good. We all have different ways ... ...

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Update on Haloperidol / Haldol and PD

I received this today from a gal named Jennifer, who wrote in response to the article I posted a week or so ago regarding taking the drug Haldol/Haloperidol if you have Parkinson’s disease. If you missed it, you can read about it here. Otherwise, here is some more information in regards to contraindicators in Parkinson’s ... ...

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Give Me Life or Give Me A New Writer

I’m reading an article on PD.  I’m not sure how I came upon it other than I had typed in Parkinson’s Disease and walking.  Go figure.  Anyhow, by the second paragraph I had decided I didn’t much care for the article. Here are the first two paragraphs: “Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a devastating illness, occurs in ... ...

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Keeping What You’ve Got

Sometimes what we have, isn’t so bad… Dear Doctor, I’ve come here today To get a new body, give my old one away My feet – they stumble They trip and I fall And my brain’s becoming sluggish more every day. *** My fingers won’t move the way I move them My arms and legs ... ...

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I’ll Say It Again: Here’s Why PD and Haldol / Haloperidol DON’T MIX

I am not trying to be ‘smart’, but rather, trying to get your attention.  They say a good title will do that, so I’m trying. A few days ago, I received a note from a gentleman who had just lost his father in-law to negligence within the medical community.  I say negligence, because basically, that’s ... ...

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Sometimes Parkinson’s Gets Me

today i don’t feel like me today i don’t know what i feel like but it isn’t me i’m tired i’m weary i’m running the race i hope i’m running it well but i’m tired and i’m weary this thing – this thing they call parkinson’s is a thief i can say i have parkinson’s ... ...

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