Nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. Do you have a happy place or event from your past, one that elicits perhaps a mixed array of emotions? Glad you got to have that experience in that place, but sad that it’s over? Maybe it was your participation in the …
Continue reading Singin’ in the rain (and the snow, and the sunshine….)
Parkinson’s dreams. As in the ones we Parkinsonians act out. Like when I dreamt I was playing basketball, and found myself standing on my bed and leaping onto the floor as I reached for the ball. Or the one where I was again standing on my bed and diving into the swimming pool in my …
Many of my acquaintances have recently confessed something to me. They sidle up as if it’s early 2020 and they’re in possession of a secret stash of toilet paper. Do I look like someone in the market for bathroom tissue that fell off a truck? They pull me aside and they tell me their dark …
The final Jeopardy answer is "This is the hardest question you can be asked.”What is "How are you?" But before we get down to business, here I am with my grandcat, Alex. He's the sweetest. My father used to tell about a man he knew who, when you asked how he was, he’d reply candidly …
We’re taking a wee break from Parkinson’s this week, in favor of a tale of a trip gone wrong. Thusly…. Twenty years ago todaySergeant Pepper said take a vay-cay And that was when I found myself at an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Here’s my trip report..... POSSIBLY my favorite part of any vacation …
What do Seth Rogen and I have in common? We’re both human.We’re both Jewish.We’ve both been high for much of the time. Or in some cases, ALL of the time. But I’m not saying who. Okay, time for a digression. Unstaged view of my night table during the "Lost Month" I entered college in the fall …
For me, the most shocking aspect of becoming ill is that…it wasn’t supposed to happen! My father lived to be 96 and my mother 90. My dad had experienced several health issues during his long life (tiny stroke at 60, a mild heart attack a few years later, non-fatal case of prostate cancer) and my …
“My leg feels like it’s made of wood,” I tell my friend, attempting to describe my Parkinson’s symptoms. “But is it like balsa wood?“ she inquires. “Or maybe more oak-y?” “Shut up. I’m describing a sensation in my body, not a model plane or chardonnay.” I try again. “My left thigh and calf feel heavy, …
Moving and Shaking 