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Month: December 2022

Doing the Parkinson’s shuffle or If I fell…

On December 22, 2022 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized13 Comments

Bottoms up! Or more accurately, bottoms down! To the tune of the Hokey Pokey or the ditty of your choice You slide your right foot out And you start to spin around Before you know it, Your butt has hit the ground Aaaargh you scream Parky! out of my space I can walk just fine …

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Doing the Parkinson’s shuffle or If I fell…

On December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized12 Comments

Bottoms up! Or more accurately, bottoms down! To the tune of the Hokey Pokey or the ditty of your choice You slide your right foot out And you start to spin around Before you know it, Your butt has hit the ground Aaaargh you scream Parky! out of my space I can walk just fine …

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A Phalanx of Flovents PLUS…Marie Kondo pays a visit

On December 3, 2022January 17, 2023 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized5 Comments

“What in the world are you talking about?” is, from my cozy Massachusetts redoubt, what I hear all of you calling to me. Well, it's not that cozy, as Marie Kondo will tell us, but I am holed up here due to a busted hip on top of the discomfort precipitated by Parkinson’s. Even if …

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Our Caregivers, Our Heroes

On December 2, 2022December 6, 2022 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized8 Comments

I recently chatted for the first time in a while with a friend, Marnie, who moved to Europe many years ago. Her husband was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s. In my effort to get my story out there (with jokes), I realized I’ve overlooked a big piece of the Parkinson’s picture: the caregivers. These valiant souls …

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Keep brain in shape: try new things

Defeated by canasta Defeated by mah jongg Defeated by bridge decades ago when brain was at its peak Now defeated by crochet. Crochet! It’s practically knitting which I can do in my sleep. Best not try to prove this, could lose an eye. Should I try knitting with eyes closed just to make a point?…

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Parky dreams…occasionally sweet, always interesting

I have a couple of friends with whom I chat in the early morning hours, usually between 7:00 and 8:00. And I haven’t turned into my mother. Oh no, it’s way less predictable than that. I’ve turned into my grandmother. I guess the “start-the-day with-a-rambling-conversation” gene skips a generation. Here’s a nearly verbatim conversation from…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown November 18, 2025

Two diets, no waiting

If you’re a boomer and that sounds familiar, check out this audio clue. You guessed it, the theme from the old Andy Griffith show. Hmm, wonder whatever happened to the little kid who played Opie. And what in the world does the old Andy Griffith show have to do with Parkinson’s or aging? Two chairs,…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown October 28, 2025October 30, 2025
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