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
Monitoring Our Self-Care: Part TwoTechnology, medical discoveries, and overall innovations have made our lives better, healthier, and more productive, but has it reduced our frustration level?...reactions2comments
Monitoring Our Self-Care: Part OneWe are no good to someone else if we don’t take care of ourselves first. It sounds selfish, and maybe it is...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
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
IndividualityWhy are there so many different types of purses, wallets, knives, pens, shoes, watches, socks, pants, shirts, cars, and so much more...reactions2comments
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
Locked in TimeWhen one is dealing with an illness like Parkinson’s, time is completely unpredictable and often difficult to manage. Between weighing outside stimuli...reactionscomments
Satisfaction: What Is It and How Do I Get it?When I look back at some of my old report cards from as long ago as fifth and sixth grade, I notice...reactionscomments
Resting Well - Sleep Is RegenerativeSleep, it’s a ritual we have performed mostly without issue, since childhood. It was as easy as putting on your pajamas, lie...reactions6comments
Looking Differently at Parkinson’s DiseaseIf I had a dime for every time I heard Parkinson’s disease introduced as a “chronic, degenerative, progressive, incurable illness”, I would...reactions8comments
"Who Am I?" Trying to Find Myself With Parkinson's‘Who Am I?’, It is a question that has puzzled us all, but maybe even a little more for those with Parkinson's...reactions2comments
Facades: Dealing with DepressionIt’s a tragedy that just doesn’t get addressed nearly as much as it should. I am talking about the tragic hint of...reactionscomments
Healthy Dealings with RegretsRegrets, we all have them, get them, or regret getting them. Often, we use “should of”, “would of”, or “could of”: I...reactionscomments
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
Just A Month for Awareness?Another April and a month of Parkinson’s Awareness Month has come and gone - and yet, it hasn’t! For those of us...reactionscomments
Blogs Can Build Community!In March 2018, I spent an amazing three days in Philadelphia. As contributors/bloggers for Health Union’s site, ParkinsonsDisease.net, Angela and I were invited...reactions1comment
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
April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month—It Touches So Many Lives!If you think you know Parkinson’s disease, then give these observations a look and see if your summary of the illness jibes...reactions3comments
