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Years ago I would spend the months before New Year's Day trying to come up with a resolution or two that would help improve the quality of my life for...

Most of my relatives scattered around the Boyne Mountain Clock Tower with a drink in hand on a foggy evening. We were swaying to the music, celebrating my brother’s new...

Recently, preparing for bed has been getting more and more difficult. I have had Parkinson's disease (PD) for almost 2 years. At times, I use a cane or rollator. I...

Many years ago, I heard a story about 2 men who were identical twins. The storyteller recalled how these twin men had both been diagnosed with the same neurological disorder...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be life-altering. Beyond the well-known symptoms, the progression of the condition, cognitive changes, and the strain it places on relationships can have a major effect on...

When Posy was told by the neurologist that he thought she had Parkinson’s disease (PD), she was not unduly concerned. She had spent 20 years having tests and treatment for...

During the pandemic, I decided that I would give up my car. I considered all the events unfolding at the time. The COVID-19 virus news reports were not looking good...

The holidays fill my life with a potent mixture of joy and tension. In a conversation with my therapist, I recently explained some of the obvious reasons for my joy:...

I love music. It defines my life, and frankly, I can’t have enough musical mixes to express who and where I am. Let’s not forget the jams. As the band...

Surely, we all know how the conversation goes when looking at a glass that is half-filled. I think there is a comparison between seeing the glass as half-full or half-empty...

"Parkies’ Progress" Posy likes her little play on words, but she is also trying to draw a parallel between the Christian allegory "Pilgrim’s Progress" (by John Bunyan, 1678) and the...

Two years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, my children were disappointed that I could not tell them what I wanted for Christmas. There truly was nothing I wanted or...

I’ve just turned 80 and I’m not the person I used to be. I suppose that statement is an oxymoron. Not so many years ago, I was quite comfortable, retired with...

In my 72 years, I never had a urinary tract infection (UTI). So, for the past several weeks I just attributed my symptoms to Parkinson's disease (PD). I have a...

It was never my intention to be an advocate for women with Parkinson's disease (PD). I just started writing a blog, Twitchy Woman, to help people who were newly diagnosed...

I have experienced anticipatory grief 2 times in my lifetime. The first was in 1974 when my 17 year-old daughter was first diagnosed, and later died, of spinal muscular atrophy...

Embrace your inner health nut! This under-appreciated plant-based food is abundant in wholesome goodness for better health and Parkinson's disease protection. Check out the dietitian-recommended nuts my clients enjoy that...

The name of the other individual in this piece and the location of our meeting has been changed to protect his identity. As still a smoker (yes, I know), I...

One of the most important things my dad’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis provided me with is perspective. It is easy for me to lose sight of the things that are most...

I have Parkinson's disease (PD) and suffer from fatigue. My battle with PD-related fatigue is described as the type of total exhaustion that makes you unable to move, as though...