Update: My Battle(s) with Falling and Festinating Gait
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * In January this year, I wrote about how I was starting to experience festinating gait when […]
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Bruce
Take a (Mindful) Walk
Take a walk. It’s good for your physical and mental health. A walk in the woods is even better. Let’s take a walk on a trail near my house. The
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On Temporary Leave…
…until the school year ends (last day of June). Meanwhile, check out these other terrific blogs: Tomorrow Edition‘s latest post is a 1st person account of deep brain stimulation (DBS).
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My First Fall
A few weeks ago I fell. It was my first official fall as a person with Parkinson’s disease, because slipping on black ice in a pre-dawn parking lot doesn’t count.
Back in the Gym of Things
I returned to my local New York Sports Club today, for the first time in, gosh, has it really been over a year? But I desperately need what the gym
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In Which I’m Interviewed by a Parkinson’s Research Firm in Mumbai, India
Lifespark Technologies is a research firm in Mumbai, India, that is developing a wearable device for those with Parkinson’s Disease. It helps improve gait & balance and reduces the chance
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Poem: Metaphor
I wrote this poem years ago to help the students at my school understand the concept of metaphor. The boys at my school all wear plaid neckties. I lost track
Backyard Parking Suns
Daffodils rising in our backyard this week. Our deck and terrace end right at the start of this hill.
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Festinating Gait? Begone!
I lived as a happy-go-lucky Parkie for the first six years. My symptoms were mostly mild and easy to joke about. (Poop joke: What do New Yorkers call a bird
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Typical Parkie Question. Atypical Answer.
Fill out practically any questionnaire as a person with Parkinson’s disease, and you inevitably hit the question, “Do you need help buttoning your clothes when you get dressed in the
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