One Big Quote
This is a big quote from a NY Times op-ed piece. Cancer is the second leading cause of death, just behind heart disease. Together, they kill more than a million people […]
The Sun in Poetry
This poem was written by a 4th Grade student at my school, the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning. It happened a few years ago. Her teacher gave the students 20
Agent Orange and Parkinson’s Disease
Driving home from work I heard an NPR news item about Agent Orange and Parkinson’s disease. When I got home I checked online for the exact information, but so far
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Charter School Update #3
My charter school’s 1st group of students (about 50 first graders twelve years ago) are now graduating from high school and heading off to college. We’ve followed them through middle and
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Charter School Update #2
Our 5th Grade has spent the past few weeks reading and writing all kinds of poetry. This week they invited me into their class so they could read some of
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Charter School Update #1
Every morning my school, the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, broadcasts a 15-minute Morning Meeting show from the office of our principal, Mr. Shubert Jacobs. A handful of students
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Let’s Understand PD Biomarkers!
Have you heard about research seeking to identify biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease? And have you participated as a volunteer in such research? I can answer “Yes!” to both questions, but
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Parkinson Positivity
I’ve uncovered recent and not-so-recent articles that essentially say, “I’ve got Parkinson’s disease and my life is good.” No, I didn’t write them. Today’s NY Times reports that Georgia Senator
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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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Visit Doctor. Start Sinemet. Write Poem.
Yesterday I saw my neurologist, who I think is the brightest star on this planet. We discussed many things, but there were two main outcomes for me. Note: If I’m wrong
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