I recently posted a request asking the parkinsonsphere how they’d like to be treated. Several commented”I am not my illness.” Well guess what folks, I’m throwing in the towel and stating, if not proudly but with resignation and conviction “ I am my illness.” If I were not, would I be: Organizing the medication section …
Tag: life
How to be with your friend with PD
If it looks like a duck… in my case, I resemble the healthy looking duck. I try to pass as a person who’s never had a twitch or a body that aches deeply several times a week. Yes, there is the occasional get out of jail free card, what I call a pain free day …
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 …
I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up
We've all seen and probably made fun of the the elderly woman moaning those words on our TV screens. Why not laugh? She has absolutely nothing to do with us, except perhaps as the old lady across the street, the one who never puts out candy on Hallloween. That one. Well, you know what's coming. …
Serendipity, coincidence or both?
Thought for the day: Happiness is two hours in the perfume department at Bloomingdale’s with one of your most fun friends. Serendipity: The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, as in “a fortunate stroke of serendipity.” “There are no coincidences; everything happens for a reason.” Can serendipity and …
