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. ... ...
Many of you have read my account of the Deep Brain Stimulation surgical procedure I had done over the past month. It is now February and I am starting a new month, a new ‘year’ actually, for me, as I was born the first week of the month. And in many ways, I feel like ... ...
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 ... ...
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 ... ...
Greetings to my friends who join us at Parkinson’s Journey, a blog site I get to contribute to by way of Sherri’s kindness and willingness to let me share my heart (and frustrations at times) about how PD affects my life and the lives of my family and friends. I haven’t blogged any recently due ... ...
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 ... ...
Friday Up and refreshed on Friday morning at nine To run some errands for an evening divine It would include some games, seriousness and fun While meeting the Antioch women, young teens and then some. It was 2 o’clock before we stopped our pace, And entered Roly Poly’s, to feed our face…. A ... ...
Best Day Fishing Yet I love to fish. You see, I could do this all the time in spring, summer or fall. My husband, Armand, and I get on our pontoon and go. On this day we got a late start. It’s 1:30pm. We go to our “lucky spot” and put the polls in. Now ... ...
We were having a birthday party for my youngest daughter recently. We set up the Wii games for all the little ones (ok – and the big ones too). I had to type in her name for one of the games and the alphabet was up on the screen to choose letters one at a ... ...
Changing Lightbulbs When a person has PD, how many people does it take to change a light bulb? – To change the light bulb in my bedroom, you have to stand on the bed. My sister-in-law is too short; my mother is too old and unsteady. Sooo, that left me. I used the ladder to ... ...
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