tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24399652868293209202024-03-12T19:16:15.953-07:00Poetry: Living life to the fullest Together We can Make a Difference!Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-2343750249825599082018-11-27T10:16:00.001-08:002020-06-27T19:31:09.764-07:00Childhood Memories around Christmas time.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>Dad would pick a large cedar tree and chop it down</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>He would yell timber, as it fell to the ground</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>It was always too big to get through our door, </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>So dad would laugh as he cut it even more</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><i>Dad always built a platform and placed the tree in the center</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>Our tree was always too big, but we felt like a winner</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>The tree always had blue lights, with bulbs galore</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>The ice sickles were placed one by one, always adding more</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><i>Dad always put a thin layer of angel hair over the entire tree</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>As dad put the train tracks on the platform, Mom sang with glee</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I know I look a wreck and it is hard to move</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I headed back home, that is where I started from.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I want to run away and be sly like a fox</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>But where does that get me?</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Parkinson's, strokes, dystonia, oh gee</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>With my prior history of medical problems</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>You would think I would hit rock bottom</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>But I won't give in</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Parkinson's, is not my friend.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I call all of this band-aid and patch up time</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Send me here and there so I'll feel fine</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I do voice therapy, tai chi, meditate and dance</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I just won't sit, and won't take that chance.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Unable to move freely, like living in a trance</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>I will do everything to fight Parkinson's disease</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Even if there are no guarantees.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>What's next for me</i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">?</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(7, 55, 99); color: #073763;"><i>Whatever will be, will be.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(7, 55, 99); color: #073763;"><i>As long as I have the Lord on my side</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(7, 55, 99); color: #073763;"><i>I will continue to feel like I shine.</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were at Disney, and a women yelled at me,"People like you shouldn't be here"</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It made me angry, and I felt hurt, but all I did was stare.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have also been told," Oh honey, I feel so sorry for you</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You have been through so much, you must feel blue."</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did not ask for a stroke, dystonia, depression or Parkinson's disease</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I say to all as I am smiling, each day is a challenge, but I'm blessed you see</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never want to give in or live with frustration.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I begin each day, thanking God for giving me another day</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Exercising in my home or outdoors, so my body doesn't decay</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I may not be as strong, or fit like I use to be</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I do all that I can, that's just me.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am hunched over and shuffle as I walk</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes I even whisper when I talk</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I am as happy as can be</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because God is with me.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My father worked for a chemical company for a length of time</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I would pretend the white powder was snow flakes</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And try to catch as much of the powder in my mouth for heaven's sake</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I grew older, not thinking about the past</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Until I had Parkinson's, and researched it </span></i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>at last</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Realizing the chemicals were more than likely the key</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>My genealogy helped, with no one with Parkinson's but me.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I prayed when I had a stroke, leaving me with my left side paralyzed</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Through hard work, with God's help, I began to feel energized.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I had to learn to speak, swallow, eat food and move my left side.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>It took over a year of hours of therapy 5 days a week, making great strides.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><i>Thank you Lord for being with me, </i></span><i style="color: #20124d;">when I felt terrified.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I prayed that I would do what I can for Parkinson's disease</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Since that time years ago, I have been in clinical trials, feeling at ease</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I have gone to seminars and given seminars on Parkinson's awareness, </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Participated in Parkinson's Unity Walk in New York City, which prepared us</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Learning so many different things about Parkinson's disease then and now</i></span></div>
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<br />Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-82432429332742871872017-12-31T18:00:00.000-08:002017-12-31T18:00:25.468-08:00Believe, You Can Do It!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Thanking God for another day. I move slowly and take my meds.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I start my day by stretching and lifting small weights</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This helps to relax my muscles, to begin doing the figure eight</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>No not on skates, but riding my tricycle, since the weather is great</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Upon arriving back home, I go out on the lanai to meditate</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Relaxing my body and mind, I needed this to rejuvenate.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There are times, when it is hard to continue to cope</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>But this voice inside, says there is always hope</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Always, within me, I feel the joy.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Just like a kid, in the toy store</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Life has many ups and down</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This is no reason to sit and frown,</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I tell myself, don't give in, this is not the time to quit</i></span><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The will power in many of us, is called true grit.</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes, I want to hide out of sight</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I didn't want or plan on this happening</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am thankful for not panicking.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">God sent those medical people to be by my side</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But things have changed, and time is moving fast.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I am not as young as I used to be</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I can't do the things, or move as free</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Parkinson's gave me a strike you see</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But I am not complaining</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I just felt it needed some explaining.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As time has past, my symptoms are getting worse</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I thank the Lord, that I don't need a nurse</i></span></div>
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<br />Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-25531800477276400502017-04-11T12:32:00.001-07:002018-01-07T16:36:55.205-08:00Parkinson's disease Day - April 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And the thousands more that have it too</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is the biggest battle to fight for sure</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hopefully they will find a cure</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most of the day, I feel so much pain</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I won't give in or just sit and complain</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I prefer to look at the wonderful gift of life</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reach way deep - all the way -deep inside</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Keep in mind, you are never alone</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>There is the internet and always the phone</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>At times it can be difficult to cope</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Never give in, there is always hope</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Yes, there are times we suffer</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>But that's what makes us so much tougher.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>One step at a time, finding your internal strength</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We are pushing those stiffened arms at length</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We move our limbs and stretch them out</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We begin to stand and move about.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We raise our voice and sing out loud</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We did it, we feel good and oh so proud!</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Everyday, we must conquer and defeat</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We can begin to look at the bright side</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Begin each day feeling delighted</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Reminisce of Christmas past</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Listening to Christmas Carols is wonderful</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The sweet sound, is helping us feel so delightful</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is such warmth and magic in the air</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i> <u> coffee, wine, nicotine and <span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;">marijuana. </span></u></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><i><span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Nicotine is good for Parkinson's but it causes cancer and addiction</span></i></i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Marijuana is good for all medical illness but can do harm to some and it is still against the law in a few states, and who knows if the insurance companies will pay.</span></i></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Red wine is good for you, if you drink it in moderation. The same is said for coffee.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We should all get plenty of sleep and sleep on our side. Sounds good but many of us are lucky to get 4 hours of sleep a night and by 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, all we care about at that time - is please let my body and mind go to sleep.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I guess I should drink a cup or two of coffee each day, and drink a glass of red wine at night.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;">Why can't </span></span><span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">they put nicotine and marijuana in the form of a pill for us to take. Instead they spend so much money on research and where does that leave us.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #070119; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why - Oh why- is that too much to ask for? And while you are making that pill, please put in a nice non-habit sleeping aid. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you make that pill, I will drink coffee and drink a glass of red wine each day.</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning upon waking up, I could barely move</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My body was stiff and sore, but I had to prove</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the music, by doing the grapevine</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All you have to do is feel the beat</span></i></div>
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<br />Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-23047087443132318862016-09-26T12:25:00.001-07:002020-06-16T22:51:49.487-07:00It all begins In your mind<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As I woke up this morning, I thanked the Lord for giving me this day</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>At times I feel so alone with the disease, my life continues this way</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Then I go into my bathroom and look in the mirror and say</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>" Life is full of hard knocks, be thankful that you are here each day"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Giving up and feeling depressed will make you worse in in so many </i><i>ways</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>So let's learn to be the heavy weight, and start to </i></span><i>activate</i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Feeling good about yourself each moment in your life is a fantasy.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>We must learn ways, to grasp the good and let that be our normality.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>We all have bad days and it is ok to feel down at times</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Don't feel guilty that you can't feel positive and act like all is fine.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Practice telling yourself, each step that you take to overcome any negative</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Whether it is going outside or talking to someone, will help you feel positive.</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Remember - It all begins in your mind </i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Now - this very moment, you can begin to shine!</i></span></div>
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Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-64435811386676789782016-09-08T09:27:00.000-07:002016-09-08T09:29:47.944-07:00Sometimes we have to Remind Ourselves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>So many times, I hear, we are getting closer to a cure</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>How many times, they say, get involved to fund a little more</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>In the past year or so, they discovered more now than ever before</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will never, ever give up hope</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Whenever it is possible, I volunteer to do clinical trials</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I am hopeful that I don't end up to be just another file.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I have taken charge of fundraisers in the past</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But I must admit, as time has passed, I am running out of gas</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I am still involved with clinical trials, my blogs and seminars</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But traveling and raising funds, will just be in my memoirs</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I gave up my car keys, because of my slow reaction</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>When I become nervous, the tremors are worse and another distraction.</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sharing and caring about others is what I foresee</i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Although Parkinson's is a part of me, it's not all that is wrong with me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Exercise, meditating, positive thinking keeps me going you see.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Most important to me are my family, friends and Our Lord, Jesus Christ</i></span></div>
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Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-71960094980068833032016-09-06T17:07:00.001-07:002016-09-06T17:08:10.967-07:00 Many Times You Have To Try.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>There have been times when I would only sleep three to four hours a night</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I was on the computer or talking to Parkinson's friends thinking it was alright</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The day finally came and I said this has to end</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I decided to go to bed and relax and it has been a godsend</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>It didn't happen over night and I wasn't willing to bale out.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>In fact that took several months, but it all came about.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I have learned over the years, no matter what the circumstance,</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>We should do what is necessary and take chances</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Never knowing unless you make the effort to try</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Even if we fail, just don't give in and go on stand-by</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But have patience, and even if there is little change</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>You gave it your all, for it may be out of range</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Always, keep that drive you have within</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Pushing harder each day, until you win!</i></span><br />
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<br />Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-75373232459453357142016-08-26T09:28:00.000-07:002016-08-26T09:32:03.347-07:00Our Family Memories<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Precious times watching our son and daughter grow</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>They both make us so proud, we could just glow</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Memories of our first grandchild, Kristina, was such a gift</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But living a thousand miles away, those precious times we missed</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Then came our step granddaughter, Angela another gift</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Times moved forward, looking back only wish we never missed</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Watching them grow into beautiful caring ladies</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We are proud grandparents more now than when they were babies</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Our daughter lives forty miles from us</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Watching the birth of our granddaughter Madison was a plus</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Then came along our grandson Grant, just 18 months apart</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>They are just so lovable and a pair of sweethearts.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Yes we are proud grandparents and have so much love for all</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Our family makes us so proud, if we could grow, we would be 10 feet tall.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We have been blessed with so many good friends over the years</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Moving throughout the United States and Japan, leaving with tears</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>My husband was a Marine, so we moved quite often </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>After settling down in Florida, I guess our next move will be a coffin.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But we continue to make memories, as our lives go onward</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Enjoying fun times with our friends, as time moves forward</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Parkinson's slows me down, but I do the best I can</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Enjoying our lives with one another, that is our plan.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We think positive with life's ups and downs</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Feeling so blessed that we are still around.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I lost a Dear Friend on July 19, 2016, Jim Evridge Jr., because of stage 4 </i><i style="text-indent: -6px;">Emphysema</i><i style="text-indent: -6px;"> </i><i style="background-color: white;">"AKA:SILVERFOXX-FIGHTING BACK".</i></span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #073763; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jim had Parkinson's disease and helped many of us suffering with Parkinson's disease through the years. We sometimes laughed, shared memories, knowledge and most of all friendship. My husband Larry and I were able to visit Jim and Kathy a few years ago, when they came to Florida, Wow- what a treat! Such a wonderful caring couple. Jim gave me permission to use his poem. It has always been on this site, since I began this blog.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We learn from each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We try our best to defy the odds,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We fight with everything we have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We shall never give up our cause.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We shall never give into it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Written by Jim Evridge.</b></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I hear the sound of music it makes me smile</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I enjoy dancing, even if it's just for a little while</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Listening to the melodies, that I truly adore</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I can feel the beat as my feet wants to soar</i></span><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So off we go dancing on the dance floor</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></i>
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I may walk with a cane and shuffle my feet</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>But I can get up dancing and it feels so sweet</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Up on the dance floor, I feel healthy and free</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Then all of a sudden down I go, falling on my knees.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I get right back up, knowing it is time to sit and rest</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Off the dance floor I go, </i></span><i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">knowing I am so blessed!</i></span><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No broken bones, a little bruised and just out of breath</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are special times for me, I must confess.</span></i><br />
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like hip hop, line dancing, doing the slide, slow dancing and more</i></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I enjoy all of it, even if I mess up, I laugh doing what I adore.</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sharing the music with my husband is always a pleasure</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Certain songs brings back many memories that I treasure.</span></i><br />
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have you ever listen to a song and felt that beat</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Your body may tingle right down to your feet.</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Music has a way to enlighten us during the day</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It brings us happiness and joy in so many ways</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>So many of us around the World have Parkinson's disease</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Each day, the numbers continue to grow, it is hard to believe</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>There are so many questions, without answers for sure</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Will we ever know, or just continue to hope for more </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Our scientists, doctors and researchers are finding out more</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The brain is a big puzzle and challenge as they explore.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>As time has past, they are getting a better understanding</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The World Parkinson's Coalition is outstanding</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Renowned health professionals, researchers, and advocates globally will be there</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Discussing <span style="background-color: white;">cutting edge science, clinical research and comprehensive care</span></i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">K<span style="color: #20124d;">nowing that exercising, meditating and positive thinking is the trend</span></span></i><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Many Professionals agree it is another tool that they recommend.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="caption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px; vertical-align: top;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Where:</span></b></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Oregon Convention Center<br />777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd<br />Portland 97232<br />United States</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Parkinson's disease can be difficult to cope</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>The strongest therapy above all, is hope</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We have the strength and willpower to defeat</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We exercise from our head right down to our feet</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By exercising
and meditating, makes us feel unstoppable</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>During those times we feel as if anything is
possible</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Positive
thinking is the next thing to do</i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Change the negatives to positives, is my gift to
you</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>This will help you feel better and not be feeling
blue</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">You
may want to use the computer to play some games</i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>What a wonderful way to exercises your
brain</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>You can also listen to music and dance</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>It is better than sitting like your in a trance</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Try to relax your body and mind</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Giving yourself some quiet time.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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completed this task, I call it a wonder-drug.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Our wonderful Olympics and the memories it brings</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>When I was in school, gymnastic was my thing</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I loved the vault, back then, we called it the horse </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Never letting my mind wonder and staying on course</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I would run up and spring doing a simple flip</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Coming down and landed making it stick</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our gym teacher was very, very strict.</i></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>She would say, get out there and do better than your best</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Maybe, just maybe, I strive today to fight PD and feel blessed</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I hope that after all these years, I still pass the test.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I do all that I can and more to overcome this disease</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Meditation helps to relax my body and mind, to feel at ease </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I have my pity moments, don't get me wrong</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But then I say to myself, get over it and stay strong.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>There are others, that have it worse than me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>If there is a spark left in me, I will not flee</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Throughout my life, I have had many challenges to face</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As time has past, I move slowly, but at my own </i><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>pace</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I am thankful for my family, friends and the Lord</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>It is the greatest of any rewards!</i></span></div>
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Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-29746770569592663762016-07-07T09:39:00.000-07:002016-07-07T09:41:31.699-07:00My Parkinson's Team<div style="background-color: white; color: #3030c0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We share ourselves with others that have Parkinson's disease</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By sharing our inner selves, we feel relax and at ease</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>There is no one that will judge or find fought with what we say</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Our family and friends try to understand, and say it's okay</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Being connected with those who have it, truly understands</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>So won't you try and free yourself, let your thoughts expand</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sometimes we share our stories </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Without having any worries</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We can laugh at silly jokes, which in itself is good for us</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>By sharing our symptoms, the knowledge is a big plus</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Sometimes we share our grief, with flowing tears, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Always knowing there are people that truly care</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We try to help others with our kindness and compassion</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Coming away with such kind thoughts of total satisfaction</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>We thank this wonderful team that was created</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><u>" My Parkinson's Team"</u>, truly is the Greatest!</i></span><br />
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This poem is written by Margaret Swope<br />
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Margaret (Margie) Rogers Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520849454027446058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439965286829320920.post-4222415134375838282016-07-04T09:56:00.001-07:002016-07-04T09:56:50.533-07:00Just for Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>There is a version that is attributed to Dear Abby and there is evidence to suggest that this poem was used by Al-Anon and other12 Step Programs. Regardless, I believe that this is a wonderful poem for caregivers. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Found on:</i></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><u>http://www.intentionalcaregiver.com/just-for-today/</u></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just For Today</i></span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will try to live this day only</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And not tackle my whole life problem at once.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>If I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will be happy</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“That most folks are as happy as</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>They make up their minds to be.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will adjust myself to what is,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>And not try to adjust everything to my own desires.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will take my luck as it comes, and fit myself to it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will study, I will learn something useful.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will not be a mental loafer.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways:</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out;</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>If anybody knows of it, it will not count.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will do at least two things I don’t want to do… just for exercise</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>They may be hurt, but today I will not show it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will be agreeable,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Talk low and courteously, criticize not one bit,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Not find fault with anything and not try to improve</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Or regulate anybody except myself.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will have a program.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will have a quiet hour all by myself and relax.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>During this hour, sometime, I will try</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>To get a better prospective of my life.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Just for today I will be unafraid, especially,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>So the world will give to me.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>You have tried so many times and are unable to do those things, so you just sit and stew.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>You may not be able to do all of the things others can do, but don't feel blue</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>There are times we do things and realized no matter what, we can no longer do</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>But if we try our best, that's all anyone should ask of me or you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Believe in yourself and your achievements will never diminish</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life is all around us, do we just sit inside and stare</i></div>
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