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30 Miles in 30 Days ~ Night Walk…

Night walk beauty… it never gets old… ~Lisa C., team member of Parkinson’s Journey, 30 Miles in 30 Days Thanks, Lisa for sharing! ...

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Update – 30 Miles in 30 Days and more…

Hi Team and other various and assorted company, visitors, fans, people of all ages… It’s been a full last week.  We went down for my latest scheduled bionic DBS adjustment with my, who continues to remain, awesome doctor.  What can I say – some things never change. On the way down, as is common to ... ...

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Day 12: You Can Do It

Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Day 12: You Can Do It Okay, so maybe you won’t be jumping off a snow covered mountain peak on a snowboard or skateboarding down a rail, but having Parkinson’s disease is not a death sentence and there are so many things available for you to still do and many things you’ve ... ...

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Latest Pics and Updates on 30/30

Karen Smythe says… “I am still going strong with my mile a day. Although it wasn’t as warm as it looked today. I should have known better with the snow on the ground this morning!” Kate Alexander says… “…walked in the Tacoma Mall today!” Shirley Pheasant says…”Day 9, Parkinson Awareness Month. Missed a few days ... ...

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Day Seven: What You May Not Know

April 7, 2011 Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, Statistic #7: Did You Know… that Parkinson’s can cause a person to have a fixed facial expression?  This is called “masked face”. that having PD can change your handwriting? that your voice can get softer when you’re a person with Parkinson’s? that a person with PD can lose ... ...

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Update… 30 Miles in 30 Days Photos

I overlooked these pictures yesterday.  These are from Nita, having walked downtown Santa Cruz and checking out the recent murals painted on the alley walls.  Really cool! ...

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Day Six: The Few, The Proud, The Us!

April 6, 2010 Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, Statistic #6: Who They Are… Today is quiz day.See how many of the following ‘people’ had, or have, PD… Leave a comment – answers in the next few days…   Who had, or has, Parkinson’s disease? 1) Michael J. Fox – if you miss this one you get ... ...

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Be A.W.A.R.E. – An Extraordinary Action

Aware: to be alive, wise, and sensible about something. To be knowledgeable, alert, attentive, awake, enlightened, informed, mindful, sharp of or about something. The opposite? To be ignorant, insensitive, unaware, and unconscious over or about something. Before we, as PD patients and/or caregivers, had this little monster come to live with us, how many of ... ...

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30 Miles 30 Days Team Update

Hi Team!  We’ve got a team of 25 signed up!  They are…   Myself, Sherri Woodbridge, Charla Johnson, Jessie Alexander, Karie Marrs, Megan Bowen, “Mr.” Megan Bowen, Shirley Pheasant, Jeri Gintert, Lisa Crivello, Bob Kuhn, Cari Christensen, Kate Alexander, Nita Couchman, Robert Green, Faith, Kaylee and Sequoia,  Wendi Schindler, Karyn Smyth, Janice Rogers Scott, Peggy ... ...

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Please join me… 30 miles in 30 days

  For those of you that don’t know, I have Parkinson’s disease.  I was diagnosed in 2004, but my neurologist and I, after much testing, talking, and tending to symptoms, believe it actually started back when I was misdiagnosed with Lupus in 1989.  The year of the big earthquake in Santa Cruz – maybe I ... ...

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