Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive

The Boost

The mist rose from the warm pond water into the morning haze expressing its reaction to the newly arrived colder weather. The chickens were already pecking their way from the coop to the waiting compost from which their morning selection of grubs and nearly decaying seeds would emerge with a scratch or two from their […]

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Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive

Unwelcomed Visitor

The glow through the closed blinds was bright as I lay there contemplating the things yet to be done around the farm before winter. Just minutes before I was awakened by nature’s urge and heeded the call. Sleep disturbance is not an unfamiliar visitor to the possessor of Parkinson’s but its visit is nonetheless interruptive […]

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Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive

Brightened Blessings

The rains have gone and the aftermath is a quiet calm and a chilled morning. This possessor of Parkinson’s symptoms experienced some stiffness and discomfort during the deluge but has since been touched with only minor aches and pains that may be as much related to age as to the depletion of dopamine. Today is […]

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Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive

The Glow of Gratitude

We were is deep conversation as the person with whom I was interacting sought to understand the dynamics of organizational outcome that were intertwined with commonly shared values that were played out in everyday behaviors of employees. Suddenly, the alarm sounded and I emerged to the stark reality that the meaningful and deep conversation in […]

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