Local Guy (Me!) Goes Big Time!
The NY Times published an article and photo spread about the Hudson River town I live in. The photo spread includes the following shot of yours truly swimming laps in […]
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Non-Pharmacological Fixes
Parky Stalks Spring Foliage
Remember, you can buy your own Parky, the official World Parkinson Congress mascot, here! All profits go to the WPC Travel Grants Program, which helps a junior researcher or person with Parkinson’s disease to
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Parking Suns: Reflections
I live in one of the river towns along the east bank of the Hudson River. When the sun sets on the other side of the Hudson, the light bounces off
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Sleep Guide for Parkies
The Michael J. Fox Foundation just published a sleep guide for people with Parkinson’s. Click here for some good bedside reading: Sleep Guide for Parkinson’s Disease.
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Young Onset Parkie in the News
The NY Times just wrote about Billy Kennedy, basketball coach for Texas A&M. The article begins with Billy learning he has Young Onset Parkinson’s, then describes his initial foray into the
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Throwback Thursdays Art
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
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The Sun in Poetry
Vernal Equinox The scent of hyacinths, like a pale mist, lies between me and my book; And the South Wind, washing through the room, Makes the candles quiver. My nerves
Double Dip
Here’s a two-for-one: 1. The Huffington Post just published an article titled “Why I Refuse to Give In to Parkinson’s Disease,” written by a fellow Parkie named Steve Alten. In the
It’s What You Do in the Dark…
…that puts you in the light. Sigh… This great ad starring Michael Phelps inspires all of us to work out regularly, religiously, relentlessly.
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Throwback Thursdays Art
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
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