Tim Sr. in the Windy City with APDA

Tim Sr. in the Windy City with APDA

  The American Parkinson’s Disease Association held their Leadership Conference in Chicago over the weekend of July 24/25. I had the opportunity to join Leslie Chambers CEO and many of the leaders of APDA from across the US. It was an incredible weekend of...
It’s Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

It’s Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

  April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. How many of you know what Parkinson’s is?  Yeah, I know, most of you are far more acquainted than you would like to be but this is the question that I pose at the outset of many of my speeches, that is, right...
Living For A Cure

Living For A Cure

          There is something about a particular conversation around Parkinson’s that I occasionally find somewhat challenging. I know that we among the Parkinson’s community are not alone in this form of conversation I am alluding...
Happy New Year 2015

Happy New Year 2015

Hello from Canada!  It is a real honor for me that Steve Wright and the gang at Northwest Parkinson Foundation have asked me to be a regular contributing writer for this blog.  It is my hope that whatever your connection to the conversation around Parkinson’s...
Strength. Courage.

Strength. Courage.

Strength. Courage. I’ll never forget the physical strength of my mother. She would care for elderly people in our home for many years. She is a slight women but was, in her day, incredibly strong. I would watch her reposition large, bed-ridden men by herself and...