Got My Goat
Acrostic Poem Go quick! Get me anOnion sandwich on moldy rye bread with spiny Artichoke leaves, rancid mayonnaise and perhaps a usedTea bag. Yum! The above poem is completely untruthful, […]
Bruce
Caregiver Plus
My husband is also my caregiver. We still split lots of the household chores (I take out the garbage and feed the cats their medicine; he does the laundry and
Back in the Swim – Again!
ParkingSuns.com is still on Spring Break, mainly because I’m so busy, even on weekends. For instance, a few weekends ago I competed at a big swim meet in New York
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Spring Break!
Our school has Spring Break this week – and so will Parking Suns. I’ll be back in the beginning of May. Enjoy the lovely weather!
Teachers College Columbia University: Distinguished Alumni Award
Here I am standing on the stage in the breakfast room at Teachers College Columbia University. Professor Jo Anne Kleifgen, my doctoral dissertation adviser from the 1990s, is reading a
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My Keys to PD
A few years ago, the Parkinson’s Foundation published an online article titled “Improving Brain Function with Exercise, Connectedness and Creativity.” (But it’s no longer on their website…oh-oh…oh, well.) I pasted
What Works for Me
I’m sitting on a fence right now. On one side of the fence is the classification “advanced Parkinson’s disease,” according to the website Parkinson’s Community. Every day in my Facebook
The Sun in Poetry: Remembering Frost, #2
When I was in 4th Grade, my teacher read aloud Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Then she gushed in a warm-and-fuzzy way about how beautiful
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Distinguished Alumni Award Coming My Way!
Teachers College Columbia University, where I completed my doctorate in Applied Linguistics, is presenting me with a Distinguished Alumni Award this April. I can’t really believe this is happening, but
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Terror in a PD Research Study
Over the years I’ve participated in a number of research studies related to Parkinson’s disease. In fact, I encourage everyone with PD to sign up with the Michael J. Fox
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