Friendship
Go-To People
As progressive illnesses progress...they can spur us toward becoming more human.
Concord
Emerson helps me see and re-see the importance of cultivating and maintaining trust.
Switching Tables
Our friendship was formed and nurtured through weekly meetings Jo’s coffee.
We All Need Support (A scene from “The Only Day We Have”)
Brian Grant and I reflect on the need we have to give and receive support from one another.
A Bucket and a Pot of Gold
This is what happens when those with PD get together.
Pluck The Day
One thing having Parkinson's can teach you is that life is unpredictable and fleeting, two truths recently reinforced for me.
Feeling At Home
For years, I thought I would someday become an old-fashioned barber.
On Friendships, Old and New
These ties of friendship often begin in childhood, but they can form at any age.
A Time to Talk: Parkinson’s and Friendship
“A friend is person with whom I may be sincere. Before [whom] I may think aloud.”
On ‘Embracing the Suck’ with Parkinson’s Disease
Brené’s genius is that she recognizes that most of us live with pervasive shame, which ultimately quells our courage and prevents the kind of vulnerability that offers more joy.
We Have Our Sh%t…and Each Other
We need to remind ourselves that we’re all in this life together...
Spelling Matters: Coping with a Recent Parkinson’s Diagnosis
PD arrives with its own set of hard choices and challenges—and its own set of nuanced and nurturing rewards.
On A More Authentic Love: How Parkinson’s is Changing Me
It seems safe to say that I will not realize my dream to pitch for the Houston Astros.
On Wearing Masks, Needing Each Other, and the Importance of Beginnings
“The beginning in every task is the chief thing.”--Plato