Reader Response: “Grief”
One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 is to explore death at an intellectual level by reading what greater and more articulate minds than mine have written on the […]
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Other People’s Stories
“Gotta Keep Moving”
This weekend marks the first ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) – sanctioned Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championship, with about 60 ping pong athletes converging on Pleasantville, New York, from over
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Web Update: The Mighty
There’s apparently a new website in town, devoted to all kinds of health issues, including Parkinson’s. It’s called The Mighty, and some of my blog posts will appear there going
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Do You Think About Death?
This past week, the New York Times published an essay titled “Living Intimately with Thoughts of Death,” written by Susan Gubar, who’s been diagnosed with cancer. Her opening sentence reads,
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“New Yorker” Fiction Features Parkinson’s Disease
Recently, The New Yorker ran a short story (“The Escape,” by John L’Heureux), which focuses on a character who develops Parkinson’s disease. Click here to read the actual story. Or
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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
Nooses in the News
About a week ago, I wrote a post about my reaction to seeing a picture of a noose as part of a cognitive test for a longitudinal study of how
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Plenty o’ Sun in Primary School Writing
I work at the two Bronx Charter Schools for Better Learning. I’m called a “Professional Development Specialist,” which means I get to train new teachers and teaching assistants in our
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CBS Interviews Linda Ronstadt
This morning the TV show “CBS Sunday Morning” aired an interview with fellow Parkie extraordinaire, Linda Ronstadt. She talks about her earlier life as a singer and her present life
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The Cost of Being a Caregiver to Someone with Parkinson’s
Being a caregiver to someone with Parkinson’s will cost you money. Why and how much? A recent research report attempted to find out, by comparing the financial situations of 1211
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