When you have Parkinson’s disease, it’s easy to focus on what you’ve lost. You feel as if Parkinson’s has stripped away a part of who you are and you will never be able get that back. This can be overwhelming and seemingly hopeless. But knowing I always look for the brighter side of things, I […]
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Wellness Life Coaching
What are your goals for the upcoming year? One of my intentions for 2017 was to expand my reach in the community, but seeing as there is only one of me, (thank goodness, one of me is enough) I had to come up with creative ways I could help people who were slightly out of […]
Tips For Traveling to WPC
It is almost time for the World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) in Portland and I’m as giddy as high school girl the night before prom. On top of being an Ambassador for the event, I going to make new friends, eat super yummy food and learn what’s new in the Parkinson’s world…. and I mean […]
Why Go To WPC 2016?
I am sure that you have heard about the upcoming World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) that will be held in Portland this coming September. But are you still not sure if you should go? There are many excuses that you could come up with when deciding to go; such as traveling can be a bear, the […]
Crash and I Are Recovering Together
It started off as any other day, a bright sunny Monday afternoon in Southern California. My dog Crash and I were enjoying our daily walk to the community dog park. This was a place where we went often because he loved to dig, run, bark and play. I noticed that my Parkinson’s was a little […]
What I Can Do
I have been having a little bit of a challenge with my Parkinson’s disease lately. It has been, shall we say frustrating… yes, I can think of more descriptive words to describe the current state of my health, but I will refrain. I used to be able to know my body and how my symptoms […]
A Letter To My Family
To My Family, Now that I have officially been diagnosed for 5 years, I am coming to the disheartening reality that my Parkinson’s disease is progressing. I can see the deterioration in my physical health and the medications that I have used to keep symptoms under control are now becoming unpredictable. I find myself unsure […]
What Works For Perky, Might Not Work For You
Every Parkie has to go though the process of finding what drug cocktail works best for them. Maybe it’s a Dopamine agonist, with or without Sinemet. Then again it could the Neupro patch slapped your arm combined with Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. Or maybe brain surgery creeps you out, but the thought of Duopa, a […]
Politics in Parkinson’s
I have been told that Politics can be found in everything, but I never thought that I would run into them when I became a proud member of the Parkinson’s community. When I was diagnosed 5 years ago, I had no idea what it meant to have Parkinson’s. I was terrified. I had never met […]
‘Twas The Night Before Brain Surgery
I have never been lucky when it comes to my health. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop in life. As a little girl, practicing my gymnastics beam routine on railroad ties in my backyard, I get Creosote splinters all through the bottom of my feet. Goofing around in South Park, Colorado when […]