Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Walk Quietly and Carry a Big Stick

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My Parkie friend Rick lives in northern Maine and makes walking sticks in his spare time. Last Spring, I traded him a copy of my Parkinson...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A Parkie Speaks to Future Doctors

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My phone rings and it is Adam, the Medtronic DBS Therapy representative from Tucson, Arizona. I met Adam during my DBS surgery and he was w...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Parkinson's is a Little Disease

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In my bio, I reference Parkinson's as a little disease and even though Parkinson's disease has a HUGE impact on the lives of those a...
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Friday, August 30, 2013

Time will Tell

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Today, August 30, 2013 is the six year anniversary of my Parkinson's disease diagnosis . Many things have happened during that time; som...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

DBS: Oops, We Have a Scalp Problem

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My final visit with Dr. Norton, the neurosurgeon who did my DBS surgery in October of 2012, should have been in January of 2013, but life go...
Monday, August 12, 2013

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and My Sequin Dress!

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I never had any problems writing humor stories about my life with Parkinson's disease. I'm not sure why, but I think it's becaus...
Friday, August 2, 2013

Saying Goodbye

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My beloved Dr. Zonis is retiring and closing his practice. I am very happy for him and his beautiful wife Perla. They will have lots of free...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

23andMe; Why I Spit for PD

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23andMe  is a personal genetics company based out of California, and as a research partner with the  Michael J Fox Foundation , they are try...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

A New Challenge for Bev

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It's been awhile since I've written a new story and I apologize to all my readers.  In February of last year (2012), I had an abno...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

You Have Just Been Diagnosed with Parkinson's, Now What?

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First, don't panic. Go ahead and get mad, throw a fit, cry for a while, then get over it and get on with your life. It's just Parkin...
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