Tag: parkinson’s advocate

Recap: 30 Miles in 30 Days

It started on April 1st and ended on April 30th.  A month long commitment to walk/pray/swim/etc for 30 days in April.  One mile a day.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who were apart.  I especially want to say thanks to Vivian, who was so persevering in prayer and kept ... ...

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Excerpt from Upcoming Book… Shaking On the Inside

Many of you have asked how my book is coming.  THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!  It’s coming along great, actually.  Here is a sneak preview.  This excerpt is from Chapter 6: Fear of the Unknown… I remember meeting my son for lunch one day and as I got out of the car, my foot was dragging ... ...

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Day 18: I Don’t Feel Like It

 I told a friend last night that I feel disconnected.  Disconnected from the PD ‘loop’, ‘circle’, whatever.  If you’re involved with the Facebook PD ‘group’ (and by all means, there could certainly be more than one!), you know that there is a growing ‘army’ of people trying to make a difference in finding a cure ... ...

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Do You Not Know? Climbing Mt. Washington

It was a year ago exactly, that I was surfing the net and came across a group of regular people that caught my attention. I didn’t know anything about them, but I was intrigued when I discovered what they were up to. They call themselves the Regulars. For those of you not familiar with this ... ...

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Meet Lori Saviers of the Regulars!

I am excited to introduce you to Lori Saviers, another member of “The Regulars”.  You’ll remember that I was able to meet Strong Feather Eileen of the Regulars , and recently I have had the opportunity to chat with Lori on Facebook. I asked her if she would let me interview her so that we ... ...

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So, You Have Parkinson’s, Too – An Interview with Peggy Willocks

I want to welcome Peggy Willocks to Parkinson’s Journey! When I met Peggy, I was back visiting my blog partner and good friend, Judy Hensley. What a treat! A woman under little monster’s curse living her life as blessed! She was so positive, despite the long day she had that day and welcomed us into ... ...

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Davis Phinney and Parkinson’s Disease

Most of you are probably enjoying the cool of your air conditioner (it’s over 100 here) and keeping up with the Olympics. Davis Phinney, father of current Olympic participant, Taylor Phinney, recently underwent deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s Disease. While in China to watch his son compete in the cycling events at the Olympics, ... ...

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Great ‘Lil Inventions

My dear sweet husband took me on a movie date the other day. Well, OK, I went cause he had 2 tickets to this live satellite feed of a Glenn Beck special. I had deferred at first saying, if someone else you know wants to go, then that is fine with me. And if you ... ...

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