Back on a Bike
Thanks to the helpful encouragement and training expertise of my cycling friend, Bill Harwood, I got back on my road bike yesterday (for the first time in about five years), […]
Physical Exercise
Another Parkie Out of the Closet – and Another and Another…
I’ve written a few posts recently about people coming out of the Parkinson’s closet. Since then, I’ve come across even more articles describing how individual Parkies take this step. Let’s
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Reader Response: Sports Illustrated does Brian Grant
Sports Illustrated recently ran a long piece on Brian Grant, the NBA star who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 36. I’ll review the article with the Reader Response
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Pleasantville’s Ping-Pong Parkinson Becomes Official!
This week it became official: Ping-Pong Parkinson, which meets weekly at the Westchester Table Tennis Center (WTTC) in Pleasantville, NY, is now a 501(c)(3) organization – i.e., a public charity.
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Get Ready for the Parkinson’s Unity Walk!
The Parkinson’s Unity Walk will take place this upcoming Saturday, April 28, in New York’s Central Park. For all the details, or to make a donation, click to the 2018
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Parky Visits New Hope, Pennsylvania!
New Hope, Pennsylvania, is a town with a long history, going all the way back to the days before the United States won its independence from Britain. It sits on
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April 28: Start Walking for Parkinson’s
If you live in the New York City area, or want a good reason to visit the Big Apple, keep Saturday, April 28, open so you can participate in the
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What Am I Finding Out As I Learn Ping-Pong?
I’ve been learning ping-pong for about ten months at a weekly table tennis program for Parkies (click!), and last weekend I participated in the world’s first Parkinson’s Ping Pong Championship
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1st Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship a Smashing Success!
Today was the first International Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship, and by all accounts it was a huge success. Seven entrants from various countries around the world competed (that’s why I added
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Happy Valentine’s Day
In the fictional world many of us try to live in for much of our lives, Valentine’s Day means flowers and valentine cards and boxes of chocolates – all lovely
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