Keeping the Romance Alive: 5 Tips to Help Improve the RelationshipBelow I provide five tips to help improve the relationship with a spouse or loved one. Communication is two ways! Not stating...reactionscomments
Anxiety, Apathy, & Parkinson's: My Approach for Coping with These SymptomsPart of what has sustained my mobility and my sanity with living with Parkinson’s disease for 30+ years has been a combination...reactions8comments
Eric’s Journey: Over My Head - Part TwoI wrote a piece on my friend, Eric, who went into a nursing home. There is good news to report! Following a...reactionscomments
A Feat a Day for 30 DaysWhat we do with our day is an exciting buffet of opportunity. For some of us, we may have to time our...reactionscomments
Over My Head: Being a Caregiver When I Have Parkinson's TooThe skirt of the healthcare crisis has been lifted for me. I have seen the current overload of the need, neglect, and...reactions4comments
5 Things Every Person With Parkinson’s Should AvoidEscalators are great modes of getting around for those of us without balance issues, those of us who don’t trip, and any...reactionscomments
7 Triggers That May Heighten Your Parkinson’s SymptomsGetting a handle on what activates or triggers Parkinson's symptoms can be a mystery. However, the longer you’ve had the illness and...reactions6comments
Loving Lists, But Not Loving Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson'sI love lists! Maybe, I love too much! My other problem with lists is that I generate too many important lists of...reactions7comments
Unfairly Compared to Others with Parkinson'sI’ve heard it more than once, “Why don’t you move more like your friends?” or “Why can’t you be more like (fill...reactions6comments
Don’t Stop Moving Forward: Staying Motivated with Parkinson'sAtrophy means ‘A wasting away of the body or of an organ or part’, according to The Random House dictionary. Atrophy can...reactions1comment
Keeping Hope: A Motivator When We Don't Feel Very MotivatedHope is the bridge that can lead us across the pit of uncertainty. -Karl Robb Hope comes from within our head and...reactions2comments
A Purpose, A Passion, and a Plan!Recently, I came down with a nasty cold. I hadn’t had a cold in several years. I made it through bitter winters...reactions1comment
Doubting Ourselves & How to Deal with ItDoubt is a tricky sense that can save us when we may have erred in judgment, but it can also keep us...reactions2comments
Positive Things to Say to PD PatientsWhy is it important for someone with Parkinson’s disease to hear something positive said to them? There is enough negativity around us...reactionscomments
10 Things That Your Doctor May Not Have Shared with You About Parkinson’s DiseaseThese 10 suggestions are just that—suggestions for what I have found to work for myself. I encourage you to find or develop...reactions8comments
Finding Abundance When You Have Parkinson'sAbundance comes in many forms. Each of us dreams or envisions what entails an abundant life. Abundance to some might equal fulfillment...reactionscomments
Having a Strategy to Help Manage Chronic IllnessIn no way do I reduce the severity of chronic illness to a game or even a puzzle, but they all require...reactions1comment
IndividualityWhy are there so many different types of purses, wallets, knives, pens, shoes, watches, socks, pants, shirts, cars, and so much more...reactions2comments
Some Direction for the Newly DiagnosedWhen one is blindsided with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, it is so easy to feel shocked, overwhelmed, in denial, numb, or...reactions6comments
Help Isn’t Just a Four-Letter WordThe monster storm, Florence, is just one of the many unexpected, unavoidable, and life-altering experiences to test our ability to adapt. The...reactionscomments
