The Parky Conversations podcast provides excellent holiday party chit/chat material. Listen to even just one episode and you’ll be the most interesting person at every gathering. ************ We all know that challenging our brains and our bodies is important in maintaining plasticity - the ability to adapt and learn. But when faced with a challenge …
Author: Andi Brown
I was born in 1951 and raised in Providence, RI. I retired in early 2022 from a long and successful career in fund development, helping nonprofit organizations secure the resources they need to fulfill their missions.
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in July of 2021. I am attempting to box and dance the disease into submission despite being horribly uncoordinated. I'm a graduate of Colgate University and live in Brookline, MA, not too far from my adult son and daughter. When not “moving and shaking” I can frequently be found writing fiction, or with knitting needles in hand, eating chocolate.
Hidden Parkinson’s
First, thanks to all of you who have supported my efforts to shine a light on the stranger and less well known aspects of Parkinson’s disease via my blog, Moving and Shaking and, more recently the podcast Parky Conversations. And a special shoutout to those of you who helped spread the word about the podcast …
Laugh it up
Who couldn’t use a good laugh? (and don't forget about my podcast, Parky Conversations.) So I’m taking responsibility for your positive mental state by providing you with a menu of laughter-inducing content. You may find none of it to your liking- humor is after all very personal. Or you may say “Thank you Andi for …
I make my own Woodstock
Today's Parky Conversations podcast: Hallucinations in PD. So very weird...and fascinating. We’re talking about hallucinating without the aid of substances. Yes, Jefferson Airplane, no LSD from your roommate’s stash required. We Parkies effortlessly produce our very own homegrown “shit”. all we need to do to “trip” is wake up in the middle of the night …
Identity
Identity refers to our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups. It also refers to our sense of how others may perceive and label us. In other words, who am I? As Walt Whitman put it, we contain multitudes. First, the basics. Gender: Female Sexual orientation: Hetero Age: Here, …
Vote and listen
While you vote, and/or await results, instead of biting your nails, listen to the latest Parky Conversations podcast episode on the subject of boxing as a treatment for Parkinson’s (Giving Parkinson's the Old One-Two). Pretend you’re in the ring, walloping your political opponent. Does that feel better? And don't forget to catch up on any …
A few haiku for you
But first, don't forget to listen up to the latest Parky Conversation podcast: Emma Stubbs Keeps Her Sense of Humor. And the ones you missed are pretty great, too. Woke today pain freeI think i'll go for a walkNow legs hurt! Betrayed! Hand tremor. Spilled pillsAll over floor. Keep from dog Forgot. Don't have dog. …
A small favor
Dear friends, I’ve been gratified by the response to my Parky Conversations podcast. Thank you! And now I have a favor to ask. I’d like to continue making new episodes, but I need more listeners in order to justify the time and expense. Here’s where you can help. Let’s make Parky Conversations viral! All …
Think you’re too young for PD? Think again.
And listen up to today's Parky Conversation podcast: Emma Stubbs Keeps Her Sense of Humor On Sunday, October 27th, I’ll be participating in the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Boston Run/Walk, in Swampscott, MA Please consider supporting my efforts by donating through my fundraising page. Your support helps speed new Parkinson’s treatments and moves us closer to a world without the disease. Gifts in any …
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There I’ve Said it Again
I climbed a wall and lived to tell about it. "Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely, I have nobody for my own." Aaaah, young Mr. Bobby Vinton, chronicler of teen yearning, heartbreak and occasionally, actual romance. The very first record I ever bought, in 1964, was a '45 of Bobby singing "There I've Said It Again." I …
Moving and Shaking 