Friday, January 18, 2013

Post DBS Results: Three Months After

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It is now three months since they drilled holes in my skull, inserted wires and hooked them up to electricity (in the form of a generator im...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Visiting with Roy and Lynn

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I first came in contact with Roy Roden six months ago through my  Facebook  page. He had just had DBS surgery  and told me how pleased he wa...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

I'd Like to Get to Know You

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As the new year starts off, I am thinking about you, the people who read my stories. I know a few of you from the Parkinson's Chat Room,...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

How Long have You had Parkinson's disease?

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I get asked this question, a LOT and I really don't know how to answer it correctly. I was OFFICIALLY diagnosed at age 47, on August 30,...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

A Parky Christmas Wish

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'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through my home, This Parky was stumbling around in the dark, alone; The stockings ...
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Monday, December 17, 2012

So, Sew, So

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I made my first outfit when I was nine or ten. It was a simple pattern; shorts and a matching top. I learned how to sew in a Girl Scout clas...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Writer's Club

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Write on the Edge -Yuma , a local writer's group, meets every Tuesday afternoon at the Yuma Foothills branch library, which is near my h...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Programming a Parkie

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Lip curling upwards I went back to Tucson, Arizona (450+ miles round trip) for my first official DBS   programming about ten days ago. S...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Parkinson's DBS Surgery: The Results

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Total miles driven:                         2,758 Gas for six trips to Tucson:           $489.87 Four nights in a hotel:                  ...
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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Parkinson's DBS Surgery: YumaBev Gets Turned On

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Friday November 3,2012: I was up at 4:30 am and we left at 7:30 am. The drive to Tucson was uneventful, we stopped for an early lunch and t...
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