Month: November 2015

Giving Tuesday is Almost Here!

Tuesday, December 1st is Giving Tuesday. Black Friday is over and Cyber Monday is almost over and Tuesday will be a great opportunity to take some (or all) of the money you saved this weekend and give back by making a donation to a Parkinson’s Disease organization or another cause of your choice. As in past years, many charitable organizations have a matching plan that will double your Giving Tuesday donation for double the benefit. In case you need a little inspiration, I am reposting the following article “What is a Parkie? And Why are They so Expensive?“.  This article was…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Just a quick post wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from Seattle.  I have much to be thankful for this year including: making a change to a Movement Disorder Specialist who recommended a medication change that resulted in a great reduction of my symptoms; and that improvement allowed me to increase my exercise time which also helped to reduce rigidity and increase my mobility;  and the increased mobility gave us a chance to travel to visit family and friends across the country; and I got to fish almost every day I was home without having to sit down after 15 minutes…

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