Daffodils!
The first round of daffodils have arrived; different varieties will bloom later. They always bring to mind the following poem by Archibald MacLeish. His grandson, Keith MacLeish, and I were […]
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Now You Know…
Here is my desk, and in the foreground you can see three pill bottles. I’ve been taking pills from bottles like these for over a decade now, and could
Parkingsuns = One of the Top PD Blogs Again!
FeedSpot just came out with its list of the top blogs concerning Parkinson’s disease, and we made the list! In fact, we’re #4 out of 60 Parkinson’s blogs!
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Bruce’s Daily Routine
Bruce’s Daily Routine These days I try to follow every step in my master routine list, as follows: Lumosity – This is a special website where you can play over
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here’s Ella Fitzgerald singing “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” by Stevie Wonder, with Joe Pass on the guitar.
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Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall
Two weekends ago I had a catastrophic fall and ended up in the nearest hospital’s emergency room at about 2:00 a.m.
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No, Not Those Falls…
For an older adult, falls can be serious, even deadly. And falls are more likely if you have Parkinson’s disease.
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Poetry: “That Tree”
I just finished an online poetry workshop with Georgia Heard and Ralph Fletcher, both of whom I took writing classes with while a doctoral student at Teachers College Columbia University.
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An Easy Way to Take Pills When You Have So Many You Could Choke
As I’ve said before (click!), one of the shocking and scary aspects of Parkinson’s disease starts happening when your epiglottis no longer effectively closes off your windpipe when you swallow,
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Narrative Medicine – 55 Words
I recently attended a 4-session online workshop hosted by Harvard University’s wellness program. The goal for each participant was to write a 55-word statement of where they are with Parkinson’s,
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