I'm a 55-year old federal writer-editor who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 10 years ago. My balance and gait are severely affected, so I work from home. I attempt to attack this disease… mostly by laughing at it.
I hope I can bring a smile to your face as well.
HUNKY DUNK
UNDERCOVER TRUCKER
I‘m sick to the point of nausea of writing about the snow. Now, poised on the brink of Snowpocalypse II, in which we expect another 10-20 inches of crap to be dumped on top of the 38 inches we got over the weekend, a cool photo has surfaced.
This photo was taken Sunday by NASA’s Terra [...]
Another study that proves the obvious commons sense… these geniuses came up with the startling conclusion that people with Parkinson’s disease have weaker muscles, and we walk slower and fall easier as a result.
CONCLUSION: Muscle power is a significant determinant of walking velocity in PD even after adjusting for UPDRS motor score. Muscle power training [...]
We haven’t even dug out of Snowpocalypse I yet, and already Snowpocalypse II is bearing down on us! Hearken to this warning from the National Weather Service.
… Winter Storm Warning In Effect From Noon Tuesday To 7 PM Est
Wednesday…The National Weather Service In Sterling Virginia Has Issued A
Winter Storm Warning For… Which Is In Effect [...]
I’m feeling slightly more sympathetic about the plows not having come through yet. As I said earlier, the Federal Government is closed and I’ve been hearing from a lot of my colleagues who say THEIR streets haven’t been plowed yet, either. And yet another storm approaches tomorrow with a potential of 8-10 inches to add [...]
36 hours since the last flake has fallen, and here at the Capital Mobile Home Park in Elkridge, MD, we have yet to see a snow plow. There’s going to be another storm tomorrow afternoon that could dump another 5+ inches on top of the 30 inches we already have.
People in this park cannot get [...]
I like to give my 79-year old Mom a call at least once a week. And since my newly-acquired stutter seems to manifest itself more when I’m on the phone than at any other time, I figured this would be a good time to roll some tape and get a baseline to compare with down [...]
The other night, my wife and I were conversing over one thing or another and I kicked into my newly found Parkinson’s stutter.
Gail said, “I’m going to have to start calling you Elmer.”
“Elmer? Why?”
“Isn’t he the cartoon character who stutters?”
“No,” I said. “You’re thinking of Porky Pig.”
“Oh, that’s right,” she said.
“Yeah, Elmer has problems with [...]
