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Month: February 2025

How to be with your friend with PD

On February 18, 2025February 20, 2025 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized1 Comment

If it looks like a duck… in my case, I resemble the healthy looking duck. I try to pass as a person who’s never had a twitch or a body that aches deeply several times a week. Yes, there is the occasional get out of jail free card, what I call a pain free day …

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ADHD with or without PD

On February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized4 Comments

To give you a sense of what it’s like living with ADHD, let’s take inventory, shall we? Over the last 35 years or so, I have lost approximately 15 pairs of sunglasses (counts double because some were prescription and therefore very expensive) 42 pairs of gloves 5 hats 6 sweaters, including some I knit myself …

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Can I call in … tired?

I suspect we Parkies aren’t the only ones experiencing excessive sleepiness. The fantastic Parkinson’s advocate Donna Parkhurst explains deep fatigue in PD and more, such as symptoms and treatments, in this two-minute video. She’s not only a superb explainer, she’s also prolific. If you want more Donna, click here. AND PLEASE VOTE!

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown November 3, 2026November 3, 2026

Welcome to … The Parkinson’s show!!!

This is beyond fabulous! We Parkies now have our very own Randy Rainbow. We still love ya, Randy. Please share widely! Andihttps://movingandshaking.blog/

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Ode to Jimmy Kimmel

Each night before I go to sleep I do not spend time counting sheep I find peace listening to Jimmy K Jimmy keeps the demons at bay So if you’re troubled, bored or mad A spoonful of Jimmy and it’s farewell, sad! And wait there’s more! A haiku in Jimmy’s honor: It starts with a…

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  • Can I call in … tired?
  • Welcome to … The Parkinson’s show!!!
  • Ode to Jimmy Kimmel
  • What was this Parky thinking? It takes a vacation to show she wasn’t thinking at all
  • Sleep is the new sex
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