About me


As far as I can remember, I have always been athletic. To find out that I had Parkinson's Disease in 2004, was a total surprise! I had to learn everything that I could about this disease. I read everything and went to many seminars and have and still do participate in Clinical Trials. After reviewing my medical records it was determined that I had tremors in 1987, at age 38 years old. I can no longer smell, I drag my left legs often. I loose my balance but I do enjoy dancing. If I fall, I get right back up.

Many things happen to a person with Parkinson's dsease. As of this date, there is no cure, just medicine and/or DBS to help. I can not have DBS because of the damage done from my previous stroke in the area where the surgery would take place. I am getting ahead of myself.

Then came the major stroke in 2004, after my Parkinson's disease diagnosis. How could this happen? Paralyzed on my left side. I had to learn how to speak, chew and swallow foods, regain all movements on my left side including using my hand and fingers to pick up things, legs and feet to move, stand, learn balance and walking., rebuild the muscles. I won't get into that. It took a year of 3 to 4 hours each day of all kinds of therapies. I had a blood clot in a vein burst in my brain. I thank God that I was able to get back to 99% of me.

I have had 4 major surgeries for female problems, beginning in 1981 and so far no more since 2009. In 2010, we ( My husband and I) purchased a motor coach and traveled over the US spreading the word about Parkinson's disease and passing out brochures We no longer have the motor coach.

When I was diagnosed with Dystonia of the feet and calves, I thought ok, I have had enough. Surely, nothing else will happen.

But I was wrong, more would come. I lost the bone in my lower jaw and ended up with cadaver bone, implants, and gums, and snap in lower dentures. I have had 6 other surgeries adding more bone and gum. I also have been dignosed with temors of my voice box, .

Through all of this, I continue to feel totally BLESSED! I Thank God for helping me. Of course I have pity me times, and say, Why Me, Lord? I am human, but most of the time when this happens, I look in the mirror and say, Why Not Me? I am a fighter and I will continue to fight this disease called Parkinson's Disease. I continue to exercise and meditate.

I use to be so shy. Now I give Seminars on Parkinson's Disease Awareness. I also began writing poetry, I hope you enjoy it.

God Bless,

Margie

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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Feeling Blessed



What a nice morning, if you don't mind the humidity!
God has blessed me again ~ I am here another day!

Sitting on my lanai, 
Spending the time enjoying life.
Watching nature at it's best. 
What would it be like to fly?

If only I could fly like the birds in the sky.
I would fly up as high as I could and dive, yes dive
down until I could land softly on the ground.

If only I could swim as smoothly as a dolphin
gliding up out of the water, flip and dive back down.
Oh the beauty of nature. A dream come true,
swimming like a dolphin in the oceans blue.

I wonder how a person like me could be happy as can be.
I will tell you how, because life has ups and downs.
I  am grateful as can be, I survived a major stroke 
and came back just missing one percent of me.
I have Parkinson's and hardening of the arteries in my brain
 A mystery and a challenge for my doctors you see.
But God has blessed me many times and has given back to me.

 Yes I work hard meditating, exercising my brain and body.
I am thankful to God for allowing me to help others
Life is so short and I don't know what tomorrow will bring,
It would be a sin to waste it on pity for me.

I am thankful to God, my family and friends,
Another wonderful Blessing until the end.


















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