Fighting Parkinson’s, and where it all began, part 33

Seven years ago, I began doing the Parkinson’s Recipe for Recovery®. Of course, back then it did not have a name…it was just what I was doing. At the same time, I began keeping a hand-written Parkinson’s Daily Journal. It is time to share my journal with all of you. Here is my October 30, 2009 journal entry, seven years ago today.

“10/30/09. Up at 4. Nothing new to report on the health end of things.

Steven is spending the weekend after his football game tonight. Genevieve has Homecoming tonight. I hope she has fun and I hope she has a great overnight at Dana’s.

Tomorrow is Halloween. Victoria has big plans and will be Corpse Bride. The rest of us will go to Mary and Jerry’s and hand out candy. They get a lot of trick-or-treaters. It is always fun.”

What I have noticed over this last month is that when I was focused on my heart — thinking and writing about my family and the fun things we were doing in life — I did not pay much attention to my symptoms at all. Seven years ago yesterday, I was having a pity party, and one day later seven years ago today, all I said about my symptoms was, “Nothing new to report on the health end of things.”

The mind: Adrenaline.
The heart: Dopamine.
Calm the mind: Lower the Adrenaline.
Open the heart: Increase and release the Dopamine.

Simple enough formula, don’t you think?

You are worth it!!!

All my best,

Howard

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