tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post4419444048226079576..comments2024-02-25T09:22:30.186-08:00Comments on POSITIVELY PARKINSON'S: Adapt, Adopt and Ad LibBob Kuhnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04002673722921780759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post-29774780130773372392013-05-04T07:20:14.296-07:002013-05-04T07:20:14.296-07:00I have a friend who has PD and she is the type who...I have a friend who has PD and she is the type who throws herself wholeheartedly into any endeavor she starts. She was teacher of the year in our district about 4 years ago and then was sort of forced to retire the next year by a young principal who didn't understand the PD diagnosis. <br /><br />This lady didn't let this stop her. She started tutoring at other schools that had principals who remembered her as an outstanding teacher and who were mature enough to look past the visible symptoms. So this lady read everything written about PD and tried all the things she was reading about. She is now the first PD patient to be president of the local support group.<br /><br />But I divert - about a year ago she was on vacation up north and went to a professional baseball game. Her tickets seated her next to a very nice young lady who happened to be a PD doctor at a major hospital. She noticed the symptoms in my friend and they bonded. One thing she said was that no medicines, or other therapy would do as much good as just riding a stationery bike. So my friend went home and started riding, and she has felt so much better and her PD has not progressed as fast as it was moving. So she adapted, adopted and ad libbed and seems to have found what works for her - all from a chance meeting at a ballgame.Judy Dendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995180063993963500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post-12957302658958871592013-01-22T05:13:13.141-08:002013-01-22T05:13:13.141-08:00We are new to Parkinson's just being diagnosed...We are new to Parkinson's just being diagnosed in May 2012. Your column was refreshing. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post-21243490985676094152012-12-17T16:36:59.267-08:002012-12-17T16:36:59.267-08:00Another great post Bob. PD is not easy..... Ple...Another great post Bob. PD is not easy..... Please keep on writing.....<br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post-30258641690109066542012-12-14T11:03:43.400-08:002012-12-14T11:03:43.400-08:00I know it has been a long time and no reply but I ...I know it has been a long time and no reply but I could not pass this by. You are so on the mark today, Bob. At the moment I am fighting hard just to make it day to day though I am walking well...my mind scares me at times. I have always been a free spirit and there are fewer and fewer places for us anymore.....love ya though, Pokie<br />pokie toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756814140667371165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1026966222179181004.post-70582357081841933552012-12-14T09:00:47.830-08:002012-12-14T09:00:47.830-08:00Bob, I am first time visitor to your site and two ...Bob, I am first time visitor to your site and two years post-diagnosis (if we discount the months spent in denial). Thank you for your thoughtful, articulate postings. They challenge and inspire me to think more deeply about what this journey means to me and those who love me. Oh dear, so many first person pronouns.... Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912986315941334000noreply@blogger.com