Monthly Archives: September 2011

Fighting Parkinson’s, how the Recipe fights “Your Parkinson’s”

This morning, I was reading a passage from Suzuki’s Not Always So, and it made me think of Parkinson’s recovery: “To be completely concentrated on what you do, that is simplicity. And the beauty of practice is that it can … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and the “art” of eating

Make no mistake, I like to eat. Parkinson’s provided me a learning experience that made me have to re-think what I ate and how I ate it. When I say “how I ate it,” I am not talking about the … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and being empowered in our recovery

Last week, I concluded one of my posts: “‘I have the power to heal myself.’ And I did. ‘You have the power to heal yourself.’ And you are. ‘Together we have the power to heal the world.’ This blog regularly … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and living our lives

All of us begin with an obsession over symptoms. It is our symptoms (the small ones we ignored for a while, or years) that slowly made us think, “Maybe something is wrong with me.” It is our symptoms that finally … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and tremors two years ago today

On September 21, 2009, while sitting at my computer much like I am today, I noticed something that changed my life — tremors…internal tremors. I sat very still with my arms resting on the arms of the chair and stared … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and the quality of our lives

After I recovered from Parkinson’s, I was trying to explain my recovery to a person who did not have Parkinson’s and who knew very little about it. This was a difficult task because I felt he lacked the understanding of … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and fifteen months symptom free

On June 12, 2010, I became symptom free from Parkinson’s Disease. It is hard to believe it was fifteen months ago. Over the last fifteen months, I have been blessed with continuing good health and with getting to know many … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and calming our minds

I have discussed many times how recovery from Parkinson’s is a soul, mind, and body journey. Also, I have expressed that our bodies have gotten worn out and our organs are not functioning correctly, in part, because we have been … Continue reading

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Fighting Parkinson’s, and persistence is key

Parkinson’s symptoms weigh heavy on our minds, and, for many people, Parkinson’s symptom relief is what they are seeking. I have told you many times that I developed an “okay” attitude about the symptoms because my focus was on recovery, … Continue reading

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