Here’s the back porch rocking chair where I spend much of my time spring, summer, and fall:
And here’s what I see on one side:
And looking straight ahead this is the view:
And here’s the view from the back of the yard looking toward th…
Continue ReadingIn the May 27 post below I note the research showing that we can challenge our brains and even build new brain cells by doing simple coordination exercises that basically involve using different movements with different parts of the body. I…
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This poem (with the photo that apparently inspired it, taken last year at an outdoor restaurant in Sirince, Turkey) popped into my inbox yesterday. I secured my pal’s OK to share it with you. See the expression on my face in the picture? That…
Continue ReadingA friend sent me a link to this recent appearance by Dr. Oz on the Wendy Williams Show (Wendy bombed out early on this season’s Dancing With the Stars). Dr. Oz also often was a guest on Oprah’s show which, coincidentally, ends today.
Yes, …
Continue ReadingWe’ve had lots of talk in the postings and comments recently about the importance of humor in dealing with Parkinson’s or other afflictions. Now let’s do something about it! I’d like to feature occasional postings that poke fun at us as…
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There were interesting and thought-provoking responses to my posting of Phyllis Richman’s piece in the Washington Post about the real challenges of living with Parkinson’s. Some of the responders suggested that humor helped them deal…
Continue ReadingIn an earlier posting, I cautioned about the use of online Canadian pharmacies because many of them that show up on Google searches are bogus. The one that usually appears first is reputed to be run by a Russian mafia mob. See: http://parkinsonsa…
Continue ReadingI’ve often said I have no interest in living to 100 since I’d pictured it as nothing but disability and dementia. But I’m reconsidering after reading this wonderful report on how Up the Down Staircase author Bel Kaufman is doing at age …
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