April Awe Walk, 2026
It’s time for another awe walk, where we wander around paying attention to details that we might not notice otherwise.
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Got Dysphagia? Then Eat Mindfully.
************** Worried about choking on your food? Or aspiration pneumonia? Here are some tips to help you avoid serious catastrophes: Follow the Mediterranean diet. When you eat a meal, sit
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Tango!
No, we’re not talking (at least this time) about the world-famous children’s book And Tango Makes Three, about the two gay male penguins who raised an abandoned baby chick at a
What’s the Buzz with Beechband?
The BeechBand is a wearable, wrist-worn, non-invasive device designed for people with Parkinson’s disease, creating rhythmic vibrations to help manage symptoms like tremors, freezing, and speech issues.
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My Daily Drug Regimen
******************* Here are the drugs I take every day. Morning: Metroprolol Succinate 25 mg Sertraline 100 mg Crexont 52.5mg Late afternoon: Crexont 52.5mg Evening before bed: Crexont 52.5mg Nortriptyline 25mg
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New (but Temporary) Daily Schedule
********************** New but Temporary Daily Routine My husband and I are living in a hotel for the next few months until the house that’s getting built for us is finished.
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Heard about Parkinson’s Psychosis? Neither have I.
A friend and fellow Parkie blogger (click!) recently wrote a post about Parkinson’s psychosis. I had never heard about it before, even though her post claims that some 50% of
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New York City’s Gay History: 42nd Street Way Back Then
42nd Street in the Times Square area was intensely gay not so long ago. I distinctly remember the live all-male sex shows above a family Howard Johnson’s restaurant.
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Man Turns Off His DBS Stimulator, then Turns It Back On
Three years after his DBS surrgery, a man turns off the stimulation, then turns it back on.
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Everyday Emotional Balance: Gentle Strategies for People Living with Parkinson’s
Emotional steadiness with Parkinson’s is less about eliminating mood shifts and more about cultivating an ecosystem of gentle practices — sensory, social, and creative — that help you return to yourself each day.
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