Old me… left… New me… right I used to be happy I used to be a lot of fun… so I’ve been told. What happened to me? The me that used to not have to take pills to feel good? The me that used to laugh and dance and sing? The me, even I liked? ... ...
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 ... ...
A few weeks ago, Boo and I tried flying a kite. I say tried, because it never really ‘took off’. Oh, we got it up in the air all right, but it didn’t stay up there like I remember it doing when I was a little girl. What I remember is that someone would hold ... ...
In a world where everyone’s trying to make a name for themselves, either through legitimate means or not, there are still a few people who remain heroes, for one reason or another. This is a story about one of mine… A few weeks back, I introduced you to a man named Sam Fox. No, he ... ...
Hi gang – Here’s a pitch to all of you that have PD (or another chronic disease), care(d) for someone with PD (as a ‘caregiver’ or a professional in the medical field – specifically PD), or have been personally been affected in some way by someone who has (or had) PD… If you’d be interested ... ...
Second leg of ‘road trip to the doctor visit’… Here in Santa Cruz for a day. We left temperatures of 103 degrees (on the porch, in the afternoon heat) and are now in fog at 74 degrees. It’s almost downright cold. The drive down was mostly uneventful. I was able to get a few little ... ...
Be the 100th person to “Like” us on Facebook and receive the book, “100 Questions and Answers About Parkinson’s Disease”, by Abraham Lieberman, past director of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Research Center. 100 Q & A is a great resource for those newly diagnosed and for those who have been diagnosed for a longer period. ... ...
I remember some thirty plus years ago, being a tweenager. I remember going to youth group on Sunday evenings and when I was the first one there, there would always be a man doing weird stuff. Let me clarify weird stuff. This guy, in what seemed like loose white (sometimes gray) cotton pants that looked ... ...
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. There are several reasons for this. trT – I didn’t have a computer for a while and took some ‘time off’ – I haven’t been feeling up to par – I wondered if I really had anything of important to share that was worthy of print Then I ... ...
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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