Have you ever taken a trip and ended somewhere you didn’t intend to? I remember one time my oldest son went with my dad from northern California to Montana when they were building their new home and called on the way there. “Where are you at now?”, my husband asked my son. My son gave ... ...
This past weekend we repeated the trek south to have my regulator programmed and my stitches removed. I couldn’t decide which I was looking forward to more – having my stitches removed so my head would finally stop itching or having the unit turned on. We arrived in Phoenix Monday evening and made sure ... ...
Four months ago Ken and I left Oregon and drove down to Pheonix for a doctor’s appointment. It was hard to leave Boo (my 2 year-old granddaughter that I watch everyday). I would have stuffed her in a suitcase and brought her along, if I thought I could have gotten away with it. But, her ... ...
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 ... ...
How did it go? I’ll tell you… After a 20 hour drive, we pulled in to Phoenix in time for my MRI. We thought, since we were about an hour early we’d check in first, but as we waited for the help desk in the hotel, we glanced at the clock and realized we were ... ...
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 ... ...
To grieve: To suffer To be sorrowful To feel sad, be sad To be upset To feel hurt Afflicted Depressed Grief is often related to and thereby put into a category of death and dying. However, grief covers so much more than our expression over the loss of a loved one. I was reading tonight ... ...
For people with Parkinson’s disease, it can be frustrating to do many tasks that we no longer take for granted, but most likely did at some point in our lives. For example, tasting or typing. Writing or walking. Touching your nose or touching your toes. Buttoning a button or zipping a zipper. Fine motor movements ... ...
Botox. A name within cosmetic circles for erasing embarrassing wrinkles. Embarrassing. A matter of opinion or perspective. Opinion. This is mine–on Botox. This past week I had a personal experience with Botox and my conclusion? I LOVE BOTOX. Over a year ago, dystonia began to creep into my muscles–unwelcomed, I might add. My doctor began ... ...
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