Exercise – Just Read It!
I’m not going to write much about today’s NY Times article about Parkinson’s disease and exercise. Just read it!
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Parkinson’s Disease
The Sinemet Hunger Game – Round 3! Buttons!
I’ve recently posted (bingo! bingo!) how I get severe hunger pains during the day that I have to balance with taking Sinemet, as you need to have an empty stomach
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Obamacare and Parkinson’s: One Person’s Story
The New York Times has an op-ed piece by Cameron Zeigler, a former social worker with Young Onset PD. Cameron was diagnosed at the age of 44, and eventually had to
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Run For Your Lives!
First off, notice how the Nike swoosh on my T-shirt echoes, in a way, the curved blade on the Grim Reaper’s scythe. I wonder if I’m the first person to
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Combatting Anxiety by Writing Poetry
Problem: It’s the holiday season. I live in a town with steep hills. It just snowed. This wouldn’t bother most people, but my Parkinson’s anxiety works non-stop, so I’m quivering
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Parkinson’s Aggravations #287 & #288
There’s always something new to discover as you wend your way down Parkinson’s primrose path. And it’s often aggravating. Here are two items that I added to my list this
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Sweden’s Hospital/Hotels
Sweden, since the 1980s, has run “patient hotels,” which serve as a hospital/hotel combo for people who need some kind of monitoring by a doctor, but don’t really need to stay
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Reader Response: Exercise Mindset
Today I am responding via my Reader Response Questions to a webpage and video created by physical therapist Sarah King. This page/video discusses how people with Parkinson’s can motivate themselves
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Quelling Tremors One Hand at a Time
The BBC has a terrific video about a computer wizard in London who developed hardware and software that quell Parkinson tremors in the hand of Young Onset Parkie Emma Lawton.
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Gay, With Parkinson’s. What are the Issues?
Actually, I hope this is just the start of a conversation about what it’s like being LGBTQ and having Parkinson’s disease. Full disclosure: I’m gay, and I was diagnosed with
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