World Parkinson’s Day 2022 and The Spark
The Spark The Spark is a new international symbol for Parkinson’s awareness It’s the twinkle in your eye,That bounce in your step,A zest for life,The runners high.It’s our voices ringing loud,And a cure for the whole PD crowd.It is the power that connects my...
Rest…It’s More Than Just Doing Nothing
As we focus on this challenge to be active every day in July it is important to realize that rest is more than about doing nothing. It is deliberate. It is you giving yourself the freedom to do what you want with this day with no guilt and no regrets Exercise without...
Ten Years a Parky
It doesn't seem possible that ten years has passed since I first heard the words 'You have Parkinson's'. In some ways it feels as though little time has passed that it was a mere few months ago. In other ways it feels as though several lifetimes have passed. A lot has...
‘Mild Cognitive Impairment’ Does This Mean I’m Going to Lose My Mind?
On my most recent edition of Coffee w/ Tim: A Conversation of Life and Parkinson's I discussed with Dr. Soania Mathur an unsettling topic that gets far less play in the PD community than it probably should. Abject fear may play a part in this; a fear of the unknown or...
So, my wife is gone
So, my wife is gone. She does these retreats every year or two where she finds some quiet place to hole up for a day to two, read, think, plan, rest and I have to believe, take a small break from PD. I hate it when she’s gone. It brings me face to face with things I...
A Conversation with My Newly Diagnosed Self
William J Braddock You’re screwed. Okay, maybe that’s not the way I would start the conversation but it would be very tempting. That is an awfully tough way to start a conversation though. Furthermore, it may not be true for you as a person...
