Facing Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease “Peter, did you want the burner on?” Pam wanted to know. Crap! I’d forgotten all about the burner I had left on—a bad move unless you want to burn your house down. The questions flood forth. Do…

Leveraging Parkinson's Parkinson’s Disease can hold you back. (Understatement of the century.) It is too easy to say no to opportunities on the theory some symptom or other will interfere with your ability to take advantage of them. Your urgent bladder makes…

What can PD Teach us? “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself,I am large, I contain multitudes "~ Walt WhitmanIt bears repeating, there is nothing good about Parkinson’s Disease. What is good or bad is how we respond to it. So,…

PD and Pain When it comes to pain, I have a first-hand, up-close history, a practical acquaintance that is of long standing, going even beyond the over 20 years since my initial Parkinson’s diagnosis. At times I wonder if I’m sporting a…

PD and Selfishness, No Man is an Island A friend undergoing chemotherapy recently wrote that the hardest part of his cancer treatment emotionally was the selfishness. When you have a catastrophic disease, everything gets filtered through your needs, your abilities, your strengths,…

Flying Saucers   I ambitiously picked up two dirty plates from dinner and geared up mentally to make the long journey from our deck to the kitchen. “Let me take that” my wife said brightly. I was relieved, but instead of thanking her,…