I've been feeling a bit guilty about my blog, and wonder if this mea culpa isn't a bit too little too late. This is the time of year -- Yom Kippur - when Jews ask forgiveness for sins committed during the year. I'm asking now for my fellow Parkies who face challenges more disabling than …
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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 …
Continue reading My podcast, Parky Conversations, is captivating listeners!
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 …
Continue reading My podcast, Parky Conversations, is captivating listeners!
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 …
Listen to your Body
How ironic of me! Because I often ignore what my body is trying to say. In other words, I am deaf to my body. Ugh! This body of mine can be such a pest. You probably know the old joke: what’s denial? Answer: a river in Egypt. Hahaha. Another response might be: Andi’s approach to …
My Hobby, My Doctors
Coming soon: Parky Conversations, the podcast. Be sure you won’t miss a single fascinating word by subscribing to my blog, Moving and Shaking. Click on subscribe and voila! you’ll be in the know about all sorts of Parkinsonian stuff- the scientific, the all-too-human and the just plain weird. Hmmm. I wonder how far into my …
Moving and Shaking 