Karl Robb

Doubt is a tricky sense that can save us when we may have erred in judgment, but it can also keep us from going outside our comfort zone which could...

Why is it important for someone with Parkinson’s disease to hear something positive said to them? There is enough negativity around us, be it environmental, political, domestic or international, those...

Technology, medical discoveries, and overall innovations have made our lives better, healthier, and more productive, but has it reduced our frustration level? Are we happier in the 21st century than our...

We are no good to someone else if we don’t take care of ourselves first. It sounds selfish, and maybe it is, but it is also the truth. A hierarchy...

In no way do I reduce the severity of chronic illness to a game or even a puzzle, but they all require a plan and a strategic perspective. Without an...

Escalators are great modes of getting around for those of us without balance issues, those of us who don’t trip, and any neurological patient looking to face severe consequences. Broken...

Why are there so many different types of purses, wallets, knives, pens, shoes, watches, socks, pants, shirts, cars, and so much more to choose from when just one of the...

The monster storm, Florence, is just one of the many unexpected, unavoidable, and life-altering experiences to test our ability to adapt. The devastation from the waves, rain, and flood have...

When one is dealing with an illness like Parkinson’s, time is completely unpredictable and often difficult to manage. Between weighing outside stimuli, the quality of your sleep, the digestion of...

When I look back at some of my old report cards from as long ago as fifth and sixth grade, I notice that there is a rating scale that ranges...

Sleep, it’s a ritual we have performed mostly without issue, since childhood. It was as easy as putting on your pajamas, lie down, close your eyes, and wake up revived...

If I had a dime for every time I heard Parkinson’s disease introduced as a “chronic, degenerative, progressive, incurable illness”, I would be sitting on a treasure trove of dimes...

‘Who Am I?’, It is a question that has puzzled us all, but maybe even a little more for those with Parkinson's compared with others. I’m not trying to enter...

It’s a tragedy that just doesn’t get addressed nearly as much as it should. I am talking about the tragic hint of thought to harm oneself or worse. I am...

Regrets, we all have them, get them, or regret getting them. Often, we use “should of”, “would of”, or “could of”: I “should of” bought Apple stock at 19 and...

I’ve heard it more than once, “Why don’t you move more like your friends?” or “Why can’t you be more like (fill in the blank)?” The person speaking is a...

Another April and a month of Parkinson’s Awareness Month has come and gone - and yet, it hasn’t! For those of us who are living with Parkinson’s, we don’t have...

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 to meet the bloggers for their site and...

These 10 suggestions are just that—suggestions for what I have found to work for myself. I encourage you to find or develop your own list of successful tools that add...

If you think you know Parkinson’s disease, then give these observations a look and see if your summary of the illness jibes with my array of pontifications:...