Thank you dear Lord!

Thank you for the days I am here
I appreciate my families, I hold so dear
When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
My husband Larry and you,  dear Lord were with me.
You gave me strength and power to foresee
When I had my stroke, you were with me
Through hard work and courage I was able to conquer it
I realized that without you, I could never be able to win.
Thank you dear Heavenly Father.

I feel so blessed to have you with me
I am thankful for the people I meet
The friends that I have, including my on-line friends.
I will value their friendship forever, until the very end.

Thank you for giving me the love of caring for others
Without you, why would I even bother.
My love of life is within me, to carry on
Even when I fall and get up each and every morn

Thank you !

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is here, so our minds have turned

To what time has taught us, to what we've learned

We are grateful for our family and friends

As well as our Parkinson's and Facebook friends

Our love is with them, even at the very end

So many memories we have made

All the towns and cities we have stayed.

Seeing nature like it use to be

It would be nice if all could see

The grizzly bears with their young

And the beaver building a dam so strong

Sitting on the lanai and feeling the breeze

Watching the alligator floating along, so free


Remembering my first Parkinson's Unity Walk

In Central Park, enjoying the people as we talked


We wish you a Thanksgiving you'll never forget,

Full of love and joy—your best one yet!

Dear Lord, We give our thanks to thee.

For always being with you and me.

What does a person with Parkinson's disease look like?

OLDER

YOUNG

When hearing that someone has Parkinson's disease

What do you think that person would be
You typically think of someone old with tremors

The youngest person was 3 years old, this is not a rumor

A 12 year old is living now with this disease
Now that we are in the computer age
Knowledge is just a click away
But it is important to verify and not be swayed

Parkinson's is showing up in the younger generation
I want all to be aware and share this information
We may be on our medication, and show no signs
So please don't judge or try to read between the lines
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Famous people diagnosed age 50 and younger:

Michael J. Fox was 29,Muhammad Ali was 42, Brian Grant ( NBA)was 37
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) age 50

Let's don't be angry

Let's don't be angry
Or even a little cranky
Why can't we try to be happy
Just act a little wacky

It's time to rid ourselves of dread
Let's act like a kid instead
What's wrong with playing music
Singing is very therapeutic

Let's all get up and do the hokey-Pokey
Or we could just have fun with karaoke
Our voices may be bad
But who cares, as long as we're not sad

Laugh at yourself and have fun 
Go out and get some sun
You will feel better, in the long run.

Friendship is so important to all people

People say to my husband, I haven't seen your wife riding her trike

Is she alright?

"NOBODY NOTICES WHAT I DO, UNTIL I DON'T DO IT"

"I can’t withsd the pain of being invisible, being nothing, being unloved, unwanted, undesired, I am nothing but invisible or a shadow of a person who has already died inside. I am not asking for sympathy "

This quote came from a professor who was contemplating suicide.
So I decided to write this poem:


Friendship is so important to all people

If I could  get up and move, would you include me?
If I could exercise in your group, would I be accepted too
If I could sing like your friends, or get involved like you can
maybe, just maybe, I could be apart of a group and not just a fan.

But it is hard to be me. I am not a phony
I act like all is fine, but that is all baloney
Being a person who can't play cards, and gets confused
Being so lonely, makes me want to blow a fuse

I am a nice person, with a disease
I want to believe, that one day you will see
How much it would mean to me
Just a call or even a hello
Makes me feel like a normal fellow

I do what I possibly can, to live the way I have to
Watching people doing what I use to do
It is difficult but I don't have a choice
I am speaking, for those who don't have voice

So please don't ignore those with an illness or a disease
Having true friends is what we all need

Be Gentle With Yourself

You are doing the best that you can

As long as you move, that's the best plan.

It doesn't matter whether you are fast or slow

Just let your body move as you go.

No matter the circumstances, we should always try. 

We must pick ourselves up, when we get bruised and cry.

Fighting this disease is what we must do

Exercise, meditation and medicine, helps to slow it too.

Remember to enjoy life and fight those parkinson's blues

Try to laugh and think positive, instead of blowing a fuse.

Our life is too short and time won't freeze,

So enjoy it all, won't you please?

We Live With Hope

We are together with Parkinson's disease

Live today to our fullest, not knowing what tomorrow will be

With Positive thinking and exercising our bodies

Hope is how we live, it's not a hobby

What kind of day will it be?
We live with Hope, yes you and me.
Because of our Parkinson's disease.
Each day we rise, is a blessed day
Thanking God, as we pray

As the scientist continue to research this disease
Making it a step closer to finding hope for you and me.
I for one, continue to volunteer in clinical trials
Hoping one day, we will all have plenty of smiles.