Category: MS and Parkinson’s
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After DBS
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DBS
So I decided to take the plunge and do DBS, deep brain stimulation. I was excited and scared at the…
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Still blogging about my life with Parkinson’s
barbie819.blog/2021/12/10/still-blogging-im-still-b I must say that I’ve learned so much about myself and who my friends really are. When people have…
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Today is a Tough Day
When I can’t get out of bed in the morning, I know I’m in for an unpredictable day. Today is…
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Acceptance is The Key to my Happiness,
You know, no one escapes disappointments, health issues, or lacking love whether it be a friend, partner, or family member.…
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The Missing Maestro
I read this quote on Facebook and I shared it with my FB friends. It is so relevant to what…
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What it feel like to have MS and Parkinson’s.
A friend of mine said that having Parkinson’s is a struggle everyday. He said that for him it was like…
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ANXIETY
I think that if I didn’t have anxiety, a lot of my symptoms would disappear. In fact, I know so!…
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Feeling Alone
When I think about my life, I try to look at the good times. There were lots of those times…
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Friends Come and Friends Go.
How chronic illness affects friendships
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Good days Bad days
Unexplainable things happen in the world of Parkinson’s. You can be having a great day and then the Parkinson’s monster…
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Having Invisible Illnesses
Having MS and Parkinson’s is very hard to explain to healthy people when you “look good”. Most people think that…
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Since I’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, I’ve developed many new fears. Some are my own thoughts haunting me. Others are mostly about the future. Let me explain further. I’ve always been a pretty confident person in my social arena. I love to be with my friends and have a “good time”. I’m pretty gregarious and you usually see me with a smile on my face! I love to dance and listen to live music! I’m not the shy type and will get up and dance by myself or with anyone that asks me. I’m pretty confident with my looks and I’ve always had confidence in the way I dressed. You could say I had my own style…
The next day I was fine! How can that be? How strange!? Maybe it was a MS flare up? So,…
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The Miracle of Birth
When you’re a grandma, life changes in many ways. At least it did for me! All my friends told me…
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Living alone…
Having MS and Parkinson’s when you live alone can be very challenging. The past 6 months, this has been my…
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Living and learning PD. Going from bad to good!
Parkinson’s Disease can be a very lonely disease. When you are diagnosed with it, the doctor tells you that it’s…
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Changes
As I sit here in my bed, I reflect back over the past 13 years. Why 13 years? The changes…
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I’m Back!!
I’m sitting in my bed looking back over this past year and smiling. Why am I smiling? I’m smiling at…
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Things we take for granted.
I was always a very active person. I was either working out, playing tennis or golf, walking long distances and…
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Daily workout
Right now I am on the bike in the gym of my apartment building. It is so important to exercise…
Living with MS and Parkinson's Disease 