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One Plus One
by Allan Cole
Dubbed A Celebration of Life, my friend Greg and his family decided to throw this party last spring, not long after Greg was diagnosed with ALS.
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Basslines, Crazy Uncles, and Mayo
by Allan Cole
The rhythmic, pulsating sounds remind me of playing bass guitar at Austin’s School of Rock.
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An Anniversary Letter to My Older Daughters
by Allan Cole
Today is my anniversary—my eighth with Parkinson’s.
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Go-To People
by Allan Cole
As progressive illnesses progress...they can spur us toward becoming more human.
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The Ocean
by Allan Cole
My close colleague and friend, Claudia, who happens also to be a neurologist, reassures me as we Facetime one another.
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Gratitude
by Allan Cole
A remarkably kind, compassionate, and accessible oncologist, Dr. Brian Shimkus confirms what I already know.
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Morning Has Broken: Remembering Chris Sanders
by Allan Cole
The cliché turns out to be true. We are here for such a short period of time.
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Empowered By Today
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
Yesterday is history with no promise of tomorrow.
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Remembering
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
Things tend to stick upstairs early on in life.
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Pop and His Spizzerinctum
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
"Spizzerinctum" has too long now languished from the vocabulary of people with Parkinson’s Disease.
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On the Good Days and the Ones Not-So-Good
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
In my younger years, I was well all the time.
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Concord
by Allan Cole
Emerson helps me see and re-see the importance of cultivating and maintaining trust.
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Hoping
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
To counter this apathy, I had to be purposeful and intentional.
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Making Music
by Allan Cole
“One of my regrets in life is that I never learned to play a musical instrument.”
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Shrinking
by Elizabeth Gaucher
They keep each other honest about their respective self-deceptions and gently push each other to confront their fears.
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My Recent Conversation with Mel Dizon of the Davis Phinney Foundation
by Allan Cole
Getting to know Mel Dizon and others at the Davis Phinney Foundation is a highlight of my journey with Parkinson's.
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Switching Tables
by Allan Cole
Our friendship was formed and nurtured through weekly meetings Jo’s coffee.
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A Shaky Start
by Barbara Salsberg Mathews
I remember that day thinking, ‘What the hey?!!!’
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What I Don’t Miss
by Allan Cole
I want to share with you something else that I can thank Parkinson’s for.
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Connecting the Dots
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
I wanted to be Lewis Thomas MD when I was in medical school.
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An Update on Our Documentary: The Only Day We Have
by Allan Cole and Vanessa Reiser
Here is a clip of new footage with esteemed artist and muralist Federico Archuleta, or El Federico, of Austin, Texas.
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Unfinished
by Allan Cole
The canvas may not be blank, but it nevertheless invites us to work on it...
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Sturdier Joy
by Kim Morrison
This is certainly not the life I thought I’d live.
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Medial Epicondylitis and Other Joys
by Dan Stultz, M.D.
I went outside yesterday and picked up half a cord of cut firewood the tree trimmers left for me.
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