The Sun in Poetry: My Love
********** My Love My love has hair Like midnight, But midnight fades to dawn. My love has eyes Like starlight, But starlight fades in morn. My love has a voice […]
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Non-Pharmacological Fixes
Parkinson’s Pride
********** Parkinson’s Pride The PMD Alliance (Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance) is “an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for people to learn, live more fully and spark meaningful
How to Combat Swallowing and Choking Problems
********** How to Combat Swallowing and Choking Problems I’ve written a few times recently about swallowing and choking problems that people with Parkinson’s face when their throat muscles no longer
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Pretty in Pink: Awe Walks
********** Pretty in Pink! I took my first walk in the woods yesterday, along part of the Croton Acqueduct Trail. Total distance round trip: 2 miles. There were a few
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Parkinson’s Poetry Slam
********** Parkinson’s Poetry Slam Parkinson’s Community Los Angeles sought poems written by Parkies, their caregivers, friends and family to compile into a book of poetry documenting the lives of
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Parkinson’s 101
********** Parkinson’s 101 Here’s a medical research article that supplies a comprehensive overview of Parkinson’s disease in easy-to-understand language. It also includes outside-the-norm information, such as the following possibilities for
Parkinson’s Poetry Contest
********** Parkinson’s Poetry Contest A couple of weeks ago, fellow Parkinson’s blogger Laura Kennedy Gould encouraged me to enter some of my poetry in a contest for people with Parkinson’s,
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Swallowing
********** Swallowing This week I was talking with the principal at our 2nd charter school, and I mentioned that one item at the top of my “to do” list is
The Sun in Poetry
********** I Sought the Wood in Winter I sought the wood in summer When every twig was green; The rudest boughs were tender, And buds were pink between. Light-fingered aspens
See the Music
********** I’m part of an online support group for LGBT+ Parkies, and the program includes forays into the worlds of music, writing, Rock Steady Boxing, and fine arts. For music,