It’s a warm evening as I am driving home from work. Here in Southern California, when the sun is setting and the weather is perfect, it seems like everyone is outdoors. Stopped at a red light, I see a small group of women power walking together. I felt slightly envious that they were enjoying the fresh air, but […]
Creating a Break From the Mundane
A big frustration that many people with Parkinson’s experience is that daily routine can become mundane. When each day begins to cycle around medications, doctor appointments, and schedules, it can take the energy out of life. When this happens, it is time to find a way to spice it up! Work the fish-bowl technique into your agenda and […]
When Parkinson’s Is Ruining The Romance
How would you define intimacy? Maybe it’s having a cup of coffee with a friend while sharing your thoughts about the latest “The Handmaid’s Tale” episode. Then again, maybe it’s when you have a hot and heavy kiss with your partner. Well if you guessed the hot make-out session, you were only partly correct… they both are […]
If I Had A Million Dollars, Would I Be Healthier?
I often ponder the question, “Is there anything more I could be doing to slow the progression of my Parkinson’s disease? Have a missed something that could be helpful to my mental and physical state?” I’ve come to the understanding… that I have already had many opportunities that others may have not had. For example, I […]
I’m An Unrealistic View Of Parkinson’s
I’ve never been ordinary. There has always been something unique about me. Maybe it was the fact that I was 13 years old when I learned what it meant to have an autoimmune disease. Or maybe it was when I was 14, I rode a bull at the county fair just to win a $2.00 prize so I […]
Parkinson’s Natural Disaster Preparedness
**With the 2 large earthquakes happening in Southern California last week, (when I was conveniently out of state visiting my family…thank goodness) I thought it would be a good time to repost my blog I wrote about natural disaster preparedness. Enjoy and get your bug out bag ready! I am super-stoked to share with you a […]
Before I Had Parkinson’s
** Here is a blog post I wrote for “PD Wise” which is a great resource for Parkinson’s disease and stories of people fighting the condition. -Enjoy! My life before I had Parkinson’s? Sometimes it is hard to think about that time because when you have a neurological condition, you learn to adapt, to accept […]
A Letter To My Younger Self
This last year of health challenges has humbled me. It’s kind of like unplugging your computer modem, waiting 10-seconds, and then plugging it back in. I was rebooted. I reflected on my life and found a shift in my values and my view of the world. If I had only known. So today, I’m writing a letter to my […]
10 Strange Facts About Parkinson’s Disease
I was watching a 3 night special on the Ebola Virus, compliments of the National Geographic network. It’s like seeing a scary movie on television and you know that it will give you nightmares, but you still take a peak… I couldn’t look away. I tunned in every night learning all the ways that the […]
30 Days at Rock Steady Boxing
When I first became a member of the Parkinson’s community in 2010, there weren’t many resources available to us… in fact, my Neurologist didn’t even have an informational pamphlet to hand me with the diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disease at age 32. That’s one of the main reasons I decided to get involved in helping others. Back […]
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