No, this has zilch to do with the cutie-pie star of the eponymous TV show. I am speaking of what is likely the primal, ursine urge to hibernate. Last Sunday morning my frequent partner in crime Diane texted me around midday, asking if I wanted to go line dancing at 7:00. Sure do, I said, …
Tag: Parkinson’s Disease
My body is a three-car pile-up
Or, if you prefer your metaphors more culinary, a Chinese restaurant menu, one from column A (upper body) two from Column B (from tush to toe). How about cinematic? My life is combination chick flick/ medical drama/black comedy. The point is that I’m living in a shitstorm of maladies. I’m visited with Parkinson’s for starters. …
What makes you so special? I ask myself
My podcast about the weirdness of Parkinson's For the past- well, I really don’t know how long, but surely many months-I’ve awakened most mornings with aching legs. They feel as if I’d just completed a day of hiking the Blue Hills near my Boston home except all I’ve done to earn the pain is sleep. …
I am my illness
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 …
Challenges challenges
The Parky Conversations podcast provides excellent holiday party chit/chat material. Listen to even just one episode and you’ll be the most interesting person at every gathering. ************ We all know that challenging our brains and our bodies is important in maintaining plasticity - the ability to adapt and learn. But when faced with a challenge …
Identity
Identity refers to our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups. It also refers to our sense of how others may perceive and label us. In other words, who am I? As Walt Whitman put it, we contain multitudes. First, the basics. Gender: Female Sexual orientation: Hetero Age: Here, …
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 …
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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, …
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 …
Final Jeopardy
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 …
Moving and Shaking 