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Parkinson Disease Psychosis Fact Sheet

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A new beginning, introducing illuminated impressions

As many of you who have been following me are aware, I have some mixed emotions about where to go with this blog. On the one hand, I don’t want to let people down who gain from this blog.  Additionally, I gain new followers frequently, so I feel that I shouldn’t end things with this blog for those just joining me, some of which may be new on their journey. On the other hand, as my illness…

Enjoy the here and now

Hope you had some great holiday time.   I have been invested in keeping busy with whatever I can find to give me a sense of accomplishment.  Whether it is artwork, trying to make a dinner, or whatever, I have really been focusing on enjoying the “here and now” and working hard at not focusing on anything pertaining to my illness.   When you have a chronic illness, that goal is not as easy as it…

Wherever you go, you take your illnesses (and in my case, my Parkinson’s disease and obstructive sleep apnea) with you. I went camping this past weekend. It was actually a good experience – as far as factors such as: good weather, a good campsite, and a lack of annoying biting or blood-sucking bugs, etc. This camping trip was the first time I have needed electrical hookups next to my tent, in…

Cherish the good moments!

Sorry that I haven’t written in a while.  I have been trying to do things differently and keep busy. Right now, for today, or at least this moment, I am at a place of peace and serenity. I am still not in a place of denial. I can honestly say the road ahead is probably not going to be easy.  Yet, I have little sadness or fear – right now. Some say that they view their illness as just an obstacle.…

My problem with people who push quick fixes

I am happy for you if you were able to keep your symptoms at bay or get rid of them entirely by following some diet, drinking some smoothy, taking some vitamin formula, or doing some sort of alternative treatment. Seriously, I am. However, I do not want you to push me to try nor buy your quick fix remedy. I have seen numerous websites, videos, and have even been emailed about such quick fix or…

Note: this was previously published but somehow the link was broken – sorry for the re-posting!

When many people think of Parkinson’s Disease, they may think of: older people who are crouched forward and who shuffle walk, or they may think of someone with wild jerky body movements (like Michael J Fox – whose dance-like movements were caused by the medication), or may picture someone who has a…

Bladder Problems (aka Leaky Pipes)

This is kind of an embarrassing topic – but anyway, here goes.

One more not-so-fun thing about Parkinson’s Disease is that I have problems with completely emptying my bladder.  I am not talking about having incontinence in the sense of just randomly urinating my pants.

Instead, it is more of an issue of what happens following urinating.  After peeing, I often discover that a few minutes…