Parkinson’s disease is greedy. Just when you feel you got a handle on your symptoms, it dribbles into another part of your body. Sorry for the lousy pun but we are talking about peeing here. I’m just trying to lighten the mood. When someone is discussing Parkinson’s, it’s usually through the lens of balance and movement, but […]
Is Happiness A Choice?
Many people ask me, “How do you remain so positive with all the medical issues you have faced?” I have given this question much thought and it leads me to not an answer, but another question… “Is happiness a choice?” Life is not full of puppy dogs, rainbows, sunshine, and unlimited amounts of frozen yogurt, […]
My Dad and his Research Journey
When my Dad told me he was going to enroll in a Parkinson’s research study, I wasn’t that surprised. You see, my Dad has always been on the Parkinson’s sidelines, cheering loudly for the success of my ongoing battle with PD. But when he told me they were flying him out to San Fransisco to […]
I found a Penny
As many of you know I lost my fur baby in March. My dog Crash had been the center of my world for over 13 years. We could communicate without even saying a word or a woof. The pain was so deep and raw that I thought I might never recover. Coming home to a quiet house […]
Parkinson’s Would You Rather?
With all the game shows on television, from watching people get slammed onto my face on an inflatable obstacle course on Wipeout,to the always funny Holey Moley, there are many entertainment choices. But there is a limited amount of shows just for Parkies and when I say limited… I mean none! I thought it might be fun to […]
How to Relax and Recharge
I had the left-side DBS battery replaced this week. You might remember my post “I’m all charged up my DBS battery replacement” where I detailed that I was only able to get my single right stimulator replaced with a rechargeable battery because my left side still had juice left. Well, it finally depleted and now […]
Perky’s Pointers To Feeling Pretty
I notice during April Parkinson’s awareness month, there’s an abundance of information available but there is one topic that doesn’t get much attention… gender. Studies have shown that men are more at risk than women of developing Parkinson’s disease. Now this can be due to the fact that men tend to be exposed to more […]
RIP Crash
I have dreaded the day that I would have to write this blog. But here goes. This time last week I was starting to write a new post and it read, “Before I get into today’s post, I just wanted to apologize for my absence from my blog. I keep on getting hit by challenges that I did […]
2022 Parkinson’s Challenge Week 4
We are on our last week of the 2022 Parkinson’s Challenge. How have you been doing? Have you kept up with the last 3 weeks? We’ve gone through exercise, practicing self-care, and cognitive games. Therefore, now it’s time to wrap it up. For your last week, I challenge you to do 3 days of meditation and breathing. What is […]
2022 Parkinson’s Challenge Week 3
At the beginning of last week’s challenge of practicing self-care, I started with a nice relaxing massage. I thought my goals were going to be easy, but then midweek, my face started drooping and I couldn’t close my right eye. By the end of the week, I had 60-70% paralysis. I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy and have […]
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