Coming Out at Work
The Michael J. Fox Foundation once again came out with a great document…this time about coming out at work with your PD diagnosis. To download, click here: Sharing Your PD […]
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Other People’s Stories
Update: Greg Grindley’s Brain Surgery
About two weeks ago, I blogged about the upcoming, live-on-TV brain surgery that fellow Parkie Greg Grindley was about to undergo on the National Geographic channel. Mental Floss, the publication that
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What’s Wrong With This Picture?
If you need to carry around in your purse or backpack the pills you must take over the course of a day, beware of products like this. I bought this
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Lewy Body Update
I may have jumped to conclusions too quickly yesterday when I criticized Robin Williams’ wife’s statements about his suicide. Part of the problem was that the tabloid newspapers I took
Robin Williams. Lewy Bodies. Michael J. Fox. Parkinson’s. Me.
I think the recent statements by Susan Schneider, Robin Williams’ wife, about Williams’ suicide are off-the-wall, out-of-touch, and irresponsible. Williams killed himself on August 11, 2014, shortly after he was diagnosed with
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Scary Gun Update
A few days ago I blogged about the “soft lockdown” drill I experienced at my school, and the way it made me and at least a few of the children
Run With It!
Here’s another inspirational story of a Parkie, Jimmy Choi, who runs marathons. What’s especially fabulous is his turn around. After receiving his diagnosis, Jimmy threw in the towel. He didn’t
It Shouldn’t Be This Scary
This week at school I had a fantastic-followed-by-frightening experience. Hence I’m posting this political message about gun control. I was working with two 1st Grade teachers in their classrooms one
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Go Ask Alice!
I recently blogged about Dr. Maria De Leon (M.D.), a neurologist who specialized in Parkinson’s and then came down with Parkinson’s herself. Admirably, she still advocates on PD issues and can
Conscientious 2nd Grade Students
Here’s why I enjoy working with the students and teachers at my public charter school in the Bronx: The school’s pedagogy, including its unusual materials and techniques, sparks the kids’
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