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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Non-Pharmacological Fixes
President Biden Promotes National Coming Out Day…
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * President Biden issued the following proclamation to support National Coming Out Day: * * * *
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Poetry and Parkinson’s
From the desk of Eli Pollard, Executive Director, World Parkinson Coalition: Dear friends, I am emailing you today to let you know about a special Poetry and Parkinson’s event that
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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.
The Sun in Poetry: “Calling Dreams”
Calling Dreams The right to make my dreams come true,I ask, nay, I demand of life,Nor shall fate’s deadly contrabandImpede my steps, nor countermand;Too long my heart against the groundHas
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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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Check Out the Updated Resources!
Have you checked out the Resources page of this blog recently? Readers keep adding to it all the time. It now contains over 40 factual, well-thought-out resource links, especially for
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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