The Sun in Poetry: Mildew
I’ve collected many public-domain poems which mention the sun, but this one seems appropriate for Halloween as well as for the post just before this, which mentioned the real life […]
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Non-Pharmacological Fixes
Take Another Mindful Walk + Update on My Legs
* * * * * * * * * * Autumn is a great time to walk in the woods, but before we get started, please click here to view
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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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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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