Writing inspired By the Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens, a floral paradise, Where colors bloon and fragrances entice, Paths winding through manicured splendor, Each turn a new...
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Parkinson's and the Availability of Healthcare
Living with Parkinson’s Disease has educated me on not just PD, but on how everyone is different. All persons with PD are different in...
Living with Parkinson’s Disease - A Poem
In a body that once moved with ease, Now tremors shake and limbs freeze. A silent battle, unseen by most, Yet courage and strength shall...
Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
I'm reading Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. This is not a book review as I have only begun and am about 50 pages in. The book is about a...
This Post Was Written The Day President Biden Dropped Out Of The Presidential Race
I was going through my blog post drafts and saw this one that I wrote the day that President Biden dropped out of the Presidential race....
Parkinson's Disease; After Four Years, I'm Not In Denial Anymore
Hearing the words “I want to talk to you about your Parkinson’s ” from a Neurologist should have put me into a spiral of “why me” “what...
The Bonneville Salt Flats and Childhood Memories
When I was younger, I had only heard of the Bonneville Salt Flats from car commercials on T.V. Driving, it becomes obvious why they would...
Chicago And the Architectural River Tour
Chicago has always been in the background of my life. There was a part of my Grandfather’s family that lived in Chicago. They were known...
Great Cleveland Restaurants
Not far from our hotel is 4th St. We ate at two of the restaurants. Mable’s BBQ and Cordelia. After we sat down at Mable’s BBQ the server...
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Music has always been important in my life. The first record I bought was Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 “ the Look of Love. The first...
Ashtabula Ohio
When people think about Ohio, it’s; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown and even Dayton. No dis to the fine people of Dayton. So, why...
Overland Park To Cleveland OH
Leaving Kansas we are heading to Cleveland. Our first stop is in Indianapolis IN. Indy is a good place to stop as it’s only 4.5 hours...
Overland Park Kansas
Overland Park is a suburb of Kansas City Kansas. Remember that Kansas City is in Kansas and Missouri. Mark’s niece Emma graduated high...
Denver to Overland Park
Yesterday, Ari met Junebug and the even kissed. We took I70 East from Denver to Kansas Driving at altitude 5200 for hours. It’s not until...
Mid West Road Trip - Wendover Utah to Denver/Lakewood Colorado
Today we left Wendover UT and started the second leg of the trip, to Denver CO. We drove through the Bonnieville salt flats up into the...
Mid-West Road Trip - Sacramento to Wendover Utah
My Partner Mark’s two Nieces are 1. Graduating and 2. Getting married two weeks apart. So we decided to make it a road trip. The first...
Parkinson’s Apathy
I've been away for a while. Some people with Parkinson's have a symptom called Parkinson's Apathy. It is strong. Picture this, you want...
Parkinson’s Meds
The go to med for PD is Carbidopa/levadopa. It helps with the symptoms. In between doses are your "off times". My "off times" have never...
State of the Union
President Biden was on fire tonight. He was passionate, funny, and put the GOP in their place. He called them out on the conservative...
Add Two More Celebrities with Parkinson’s Disease
Richard Lewis (Curb Your Enthusiasm) just passed away from a heart attack with a secondary Dx of PD. Mick Jones of Forighner , he wrote I...
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