Its that time of year, ladies, time to consider whether you are content with the status quo in all areas of your life, or whether you would like to see change happen. Sometimes, we set bold, large goals like losing a substantial amount of weight. But sometimes, they are smaller, quieter goals like smiling more or working […]
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Our December meeting was a great fit for the season. Ann Duvall (bio here), was our guest educator on the subject of Qigong. We moved the meeting to a larger space in our meeting facility to have room to stretch and learn some of the movements. Ann began by describing her personal path that led […]
Parkinson’s Disease, Stress and Qigong
Okay, now you’ll know the truth: I write about what interests me. I organize meetings around what interests me. I look for speakers that present subjects that….well, interest me. So what interests me right now? Stress. The kind of stress that we run into in our lives where you HAVE to go through it, no […]
November: Nutrition,and Eating Well As the Holidays Begin
With Thanksgiving, November is the beginning of our great food season. Whatever holidays we celebrate, we all enjoy the plethora of food that fills or tables and then our stomachs. So before we pull out the holiday decorations, we turned our attention to the issue of Nutrition. We were very lucky to have, as our […]
Nutrition Takes the Lead in Time for Holiday Meals!
Let me start by saying thank you for all the good wishes as I dealt with my mother’s recent passing. It marked a third loss for me in a short period of time . Two dear friends, Ken Flavin and Karen Allen, also passed away recently. Each showed me how to be a better person. […]
October : Women’s Fitness, Exercise Benefits
(Contributed by Guest Poster, Sandy. Thanks to her for filling in while I took care of personal matters.) For those of you who couldn’t be at our October 7th meeting, we missed you! A wonderful speaker, Joy McLaughlin, a PT at INOVA Fair Oaks hospital gave a talk on exercise for women with PD. She […]
Missing October
My apologies for missing the meeting on October 7th. I was, and remain, at my mother’s bedside as she comes to the end of her life. Undoubtedly, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. This month was highly anticipated by my husband and I, filled as it was with activities and plans. […]
The Stigma of Parkinson’s Disease
The elderly woman was taking a tour of a residential facility. She wasn’t happy with her current residence for a variety of reasons. So she was looking carefully at this one, hoping it would be a better fit. When the tour took her to the therapy room, she got into a conversation with the staff […]
Walking Off Parkinson’s in Washington, DC
The local Parkinson’s charitable foundation, Parkinson’s Foundation of the National Capital Area (PFNCA), held its annual fundraising walk, “Walk off Parkinson’s, this morning. As before, it was held at the MLB Washington Nationals stadium, Nats Park. The stadium itself is a good draw, it’s the one time you can go to DC and 1) find parking and […]
Sad news
I lost a dear friend this week. I dedicate the Parkinson’s Walk on Sunday to her memory. I’ve written and rewritten a memorial and each time its either been too personal or too cold. If you want to know more about her, you can read the post, “Losing Herself”, on the WhyNotMeBlog.