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Drill baby drill

On March 17, 2026 By Andi BrownIn Parkinson's4 Comments

That’s what I’ll tell the surgeon some months hence as he prepares to inject a virus into the command center of my very essence, that is, my brain. Yes, the clinical trial testing a gene therapy's efficacy in slowing disease progression in Parkinson's Disease is on, baby! In my typical Only Know What You Need …

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Am I on trial?

On January 14, 2026 By Andi BrownIn Uncategorized5 Comments

I believe I’ve mentioned that I was being considered as a clinical trial subject for a new Parkinson’s gene therapy. I’ve been very excited about helping to advance science and possibly finding some symptom relief. It’s a double blind trial, which means that some subjects receive the actual treatment during the trial period and others …

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Adventures in Transportation

A wee bit of background. I’m having surgery on my brain as a participant in a clinical trial for a new gene therapy for Parkinson’s. Yes, there will be holes drilled into my brain. No, I won’t be awake for it, and it isn’t expected to be painful. The study provides what they call “concierge”…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Drill baby drill

That’s what I’ll tell the surgeon some months hence as he prepares to inject a virus into the command center of my very essence, that is, my brain. Yes, the clinical trial testing a gene therapy’s efficacy in slowing disease progression in Parkinson’s Disease is on, baby! In my typical Only Know What You Need…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown March 17, 2026

Lean in…to lethargy

I woke thinking….Hmmm. Well I probably wake thinking hmmmm every day. Today’s hmmm translates as “how can I waste house-bound guilt-free time today? But is there really such a thing as wasted time anyway? I mean we spend time. We use time., sometimes wisely sometimes not. Either way, those five minutes are gone forever.. What’s…

Andi Brown's avatar by Andi Brown February 23, 2026February 24, 2026
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