When days seem like forevers, and forevers are hard to bare – when I want to say ‘I just can’t thank You right now’ – that is when I need to thank You most. So, thank you Father, for days filled with pain. Days that seem like forever. Thank you for rain, pouring from a ... ...
She always had the most beautiful smile. She used it all the time. I never saw her without it. The adjective ‘kind’ described her. She had a calming spirit. She became my friend in seventh grade. I didn’t know what God would require of her then, but I would later learn. And how much. Years ... ...
This is Part Two of Eleven Years, Eleven Miles. If you missed Part One, you can read it here. Jeri has been married almost 30 years. She and her husband, Doak, have three daughters ages 27 and twins who are 25 and make their home in her childhood town in the Santa Cruz mountains in ... ...
It was five months until I would ‘officially’ be ‘Grammy’. The same month in which I was pushed from the womb – a warm and safe environment and caught by mother’s doctor and introduced to a cold, noisy world. This would now be my world. There would be no going back. No holding on. I ... ...
When talking about symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, you usually hear the basics when it comes to listing them all. Recently I ran across a question, posed by a PD patient and answered by an online geriatric nurse that specializes in caring for people with PD. The question? How do I know when I’m close to ... ...
April 9, 2011 Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, Statistic #9: Why Me? If you have PD, the chances of you asking the question, ‘Why me?’ is probably pretty good, on one occasion or another. I can honestly tell you, I haven’t asked that question. You may ask why and I suppose my answer to you would ... ...
I don’t know. Often when asked, our response to the question, “What will happen to you?” in regards to having Parkinson’s disease is, I don’t know. It’s not that we don’t know, but we’re not certain that what we know, is what will be. And, it’s not that we don’t know, but we are all different ... ...
Well, two more days until my head stops itching! If someone were to ask me today what the most annoying thing about having DBS surgery is, my response would be the itching from the stitches. Needless to say, it’s DRIVING ME CRAZY!!! But, I am not complaining – not at all. Occasionally you will see ... ...
The other day I wrote about grief. It was a good day and so it was easy to talk about. You can do things like that on good days. You can leave the grief behind and take the joy instead. However, on bad days, as I said in that article, it’s not easy. Today was ... ...
I am part of an internet support group. The question was posed on the discussion board: “I was wondering if craving sweets is an unusual symptom of Parkinson’s Disease. I am still trying to get acquainted with the ever transforming symptoms of the problem.” The following replies were posted: “I just got back from the ... ...
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