Click on the link, lace up your sneakers, listen, learn and laugh (at me climbing a wall). Also - you can now view artist Nikki Grady's artwork (from Episode 1)
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.
My podcast, Parky Conversations, is captivating listeners!
First, thanks to all who downloaded and listened to my podcast, Parky Conversations. “Fascinating” is how listeners describe the first two eye-opening episodes that discuss the very weirdness of the disease. And the podcast isn’t just for people with a connection to Parkinson’s; just about anyone will find it entertaining. So after you’ve listened, don’t …
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My podcast, Parky Conversations, is captivating listeners!
First, thanks to all who downloaded and listened to my podcast, Parky Conversations. “Fascinating” is how listeners describe the first two eye-opening episodes that discuss the very weirdness of the disease. And the podcast isn’t just for people with a connection to Parkinson’s; just about anyone will find it entertaining. So after you’ve listened, don’t …
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Parky Conversations Has Arrived! (or will any minute)
My podcast is here! Parky Conversations, a Parkinsonian podcast, debuts Tuesday, September 10. Listen to learn more about the wacky and not so wonderful world of Parkinson’s Disease. The series opens with two fascinating episodes. Some people with PD develop a never-before creativity. Whaaaat? And we’ll meet someone who utilizes one of her senses in …
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Parky Conversations (the weirdness of Parkinson’s) is here!
My podcast is here! Parky Conversations, a Parkinsonian podcast, debuts Tuesday, September 10. Listen to learn more about the wacky and not so wonderful world of Parkinson’s Disease. The series opens with two fascinating episodes. Some people with PD develop a never-before creativity. Whaaaat? And we’ll meet someone who utilizes one of her senses in …
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Feelin’ guilty, ba da da da da feelin’ guilty (to the tune of “Feelin’ Groovy”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QwxTXGSLWQ I once told an acquaintance that I hated asking for favors and her comment astonished me. “Why?” she asked. “I don’t.” This just about sent the earth spinning off its axis. And truly, it’s not about the favor exchange cycle that such requests set in motion.. that’s a given, or at least I thought …
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Silver Fox…Pros and Cons
An existential question is often posed to what the French refer to diplomatically as “women of a certain age.” Oh those French. (See previous post for another example of French delicacy of speech.) And the question is “Why did you stop coloring your hair?” This is a topic brought up with some regularity among members …
When shit gets real
You may have noticed that I’m not much given to swearing, at least not in the blog. Close friends and, I'll admit even my kids, will tell you differently. Over there in the "real world" I can let loose a string of curses like the ones my adolescent friends and I used to seek out …
A Little Spittle
Ac-centuate the positiveEliminate the negativeLatch on to the affirmativeDon't mess with Mr. In-betweenMusic by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1944Sung by Perry Como I’m often told, especially since creating this blog, what a positive person I am. It's true, I try to keep things light, and to nudge people in the direction of hopefulness. …
Summer (camp) rerun
🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 🎼 “Mataponi (substitute name of your camp or other special place) lives on forever…” I always get a little weepy this time of year, as I remember waiting at the Brown University football stadium for us Providence girls to board the bus for our own heaven on earth, or at least it …
Moving and Shaking 