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 …
Is ignorance bliss?
Or is it just willful stupidity? As Herman’s Hermits sang back in the day, when they weren’t telling my mother what a lovely daughter she had*, "Don’t know much about history, don’t know much biology.. “ amended for these purposes to “Don’t know much about Parkinson’s…” People tell me about the latest research on PD, …
A roller coaster ride or…
Plunge off a cliff? Or both? Do we experience lots of unpredictable highs and lows when we develop Parkinson’s? Lows, yes; not so sure about highs. For many of us (including me), it’s normal, normal, normal, and suddenly I’m at the bottom of a canyon, looking up helplessly for a rescue helicopter to appear. My …
Parky Conversations: Podcast Coming Soon!
Parky Conversations: Let’s Talk About Parkinson’s In the next few weeks, you will embark on a learning adventure, featuring all sorts of things about this very weird disease called Parkinson's. I will be hosting a podcast that I hope will fascinate, and answer some of your questions about Parkinson's, whether you have the disease, you're …
Wisdom, wit , and woo hoo!!
I have a new gig! Should I call myself Andi Brown Enterprises? I type the name of my alleged new company, then chuckle at my own foolishness, as there is no such entity. Nor do I want there to be. I desire neither the big responsibility, fancy title or, especially, the workload such “enterprises” might …
Silver Lining Parkinson’s
I suspect you're thinking that the title of this post is a trap. I’ve sucked you in and now I’m about to pull the old bait and switcheroo. Well… nope. I honestly have found a number of positive developments attributable to my disease. Who’d a thunk it? Old friends. One of my favorite quotations ever …
Moving and Shaking 