PD…DBS…TV!
This weekend (October 25 @ 9:00 ET), Greg Grindley, a 49-year-old man diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2004, will undergo a surgical procedure called deep brain stimulation (DBS). This is not […]
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Long-Time Republican Parkie Nixes Jeb Bush’s Health Care Reform
The NY Times reports that Jeb Bush, if elected President, would repeal the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. The article’s first paragraph immediately raises my hackles: Republican presidential candidate Jeb
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The Parking Sun in a Friend’s Art
My friend, Lani Gerity Glanville, creates fantastic art via collage and photoshop. This piece has a parking sun in it, but you can view Lani’s entire and ever-growing collection here. Lani’s site
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Brain Storms: The Book
Science journalist Jon Palfreman just published a book, Brain Storms, in which he reviews the latest research to understand and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. And as a fellow Parkie,
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Proof Positive: The Video
Wake up and smell the coffee! High intensity exercise is medicine for PD! I recently blogged about a NY Times article that reported on the benefits of forced aerobic exercise.
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A Different Kind of Kili
In March, 2003, shortly after my 50th birthday, I climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak, courtesy of my extravagantly generous and fun-loving friend, Bill Harwood. The
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What? Another Parkinson’s Sonnet?
Appointment w/ My Neurologist “Have you fallen yet?” she always asks, In her gorgeous scarf and white lab coat. “Been feeling dizzy? Spit caught in your throat? Frustrated that you can’t do
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Defeat PD and Dystonia!
On the weekend of September 26th and 27th, I’ll enter two triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All donations will go to the Michael J.
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Help Bruce Defeat Dystonia & Parkinson’s!
The picture above shows me at the Olympics Aquatic Center in Mexico City in 1971. I was a high school student in Mexico and on my school’s swimming team. On
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When the Doctor Gets/Doesn’t Get PD
Here are two fascinating articles (bingo! bingo!) about Dr. Maria De Leon, a movement disorder specialist (i.e., a neurologist who specializes in diseases like Parkinson’s) who about ten years ago
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