Exercise is not just recommended for people with Parkinson’s – it’s prescribed. If you want to slow the progression of the disease, you must move. A lot. And your motions should be large. Singing is recommended for people with Parkinson’s who experience diminishing vocal power. So, despite the fact that I’m a terrible dancer and …
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Guest blogger Emma ( the fabulous) Stubbs
Good morning! And welcome to my summer break #2. I didn’t want to ditch my readers entirely so I’m sending you something even better than me. And that would be my co-blogger and co-Parkinson’s sufferer Emma Stubbs, a Scottish lass who handles her situation with aplomb and great humor. I encourage you to roam around …
To reveal or not to reveal
I wasn’t sure about this post. “Should I publish it or or not?” I asked a couple of dear and very astute friends who often serve as my brain trust when I’m a little uncertain about something I’ve written. Which of course leads me to ponder: Why the blog? Its initial purpose was my personal …
Andi in Paris
I hit the enter key for the dozenth time. “Nothing available on that date. Try again,” says Electronic Madame Ticket Agent. What’s really frustrating is that I already have a free ticket to Paris, non-stop no less, purchased three days earlier with frequent flier miles. And now, I’m attempting to reduce my stay in Paris …
A Farewell to Arms
About a year or so ago, a friend informed me that she would no longer be wearing sleeveless clothing. I had no idea why she would force such a prohibition on herself. She proceeded to remove her sweater so I could view her “wings,” those flaps of underarm skin many of us women develop later …
Slow down, you move too fast.
People have been asking me to slow down my entire life. I think I may have developed the habit of moving at a quick pace during my childhood because my mother, a tall-ish woman, walked fast and I was forced to figure out how to keep up. A colleague who was taking a pottery class …
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
People have been asking me to slow down my entire life. I think I may have developed the habit of moving at a quick pace during my childhood because my mother, a tall-ish woman, walked fast and I was forced to figure out how to keep up. A colleague who was taking a pottery class …
Make new friends, but keep the old
One is silver and the other’s gold(Girl Scout anthem) Ya gotta have friends (Bette Midler) Friends, friends, friends, we will always be(Camp Mataponi) Thomas Hardy declared "New love is brightest, and long love is greatest, but revived love is the tenderest thing known upon earth." That sentence makes me want to weep, as I fantasize about …
My Brain is a Volcano
Where are these clever and sometimes even erudite words coming from? I mean the ones that just seem to spill out of my brain at will. And how do they manage to arrange themselves so prettily on the page, each one interestingly depicting an idea or a person, or charmingly connecting to another word? My …
I hate my lamp
I bought the lamp when I first moved into my empty-nester apartment, and thought it the coolest thing. To turn it on, you swiped your hand over a red dot on the top of its stem, and voila! It lit up. It was also in possession of a USB port, so, with its final destination my night table, …
Moving and Shaking 