Duopa – The Next Stage?
I’ve blogged quite a few times about the pros and cons of being on Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa). Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! My prose about the pros is that when […]
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I’ve blogged quite a few times about the pros and cons of being on Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa). Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! My prose about the pros is that when […]
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Heavy Threads When the dawn unfolds like a bolt of ribbon Thrown through my window, I know that hours of light Are about to thrust themselves into me Like omnivorous
The Sun in Poetry (and Quilts) Read More »
Although I’m down on professional sports which lead to head injuries that later lead to Parkinson’s disease (e.g., boxing and football), I’m up on Rock Steady, a boxing program for people
Rock On, Rock Steady! Read More »
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
Throwback Thursdays Art Read More »
On three occasions recently I had to go for long, seemingly interminable stretches of time without taking my PD drugs. It’s shocking how quickly I became miserable and lame. In two
PD Drugs “On” vs. PD Drugs “Off” Read More »
I composed the sonnet below, inspired by a story a boy in kindergarten told me as he drew the above picture. His story, about someone cooking a Thanksgiving dinner in
Thanksgiving Sonnet Read More »
Mist Low-anchored cloud, Newfoundland air, Fountain-head and source of rivers, Dew-cloth, dream-drapery, And napkin spread by fays; Drifting meadow of the air, Where bloom the daisied banks and violets, And
The Mist in Poetry Read More »
I previously posted about Ann Romney‘s website, 50MillionFaces.org, where people who have been touched by Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, ALS, brain tumors, or Alzheimer’s can upload a picture and a short paragraph about
Ann Romney & Boston – A Nice Reflection Read More »
They must have seen my recent post. How helpful! (November 23, 2015, New Yorker)
“The New Yorker” Updates My Drug Regimen Read More »
“Why don’t we call that nameless dread of yours Bruce, and see if that helps.” (November 23, 2015, New Yorker)
My Parkinson’s Anxiety Makes It in “The New Yorker” Read More »