Parenting
An Anniversary Letter to My Older Daughters
Today is my anniversary—my eighth with Parkinson’s.
Darkness and Light
We get in the car and start the one-mile trip home as the new day’s sun reveals a now clear sky.
Riding the Wave
He floats on his back in the green glassy lake, his feet sticking out of the water and his toes gripping the rubber tread on the slick fiberglass board.
Parenting and Courage
Parkinson’s has brought a lot of beauty into my life.
A Parkinson’s Anniversary Letter to My Daughters
It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since my Parkinson’s diagnosis...
On Tires and Tests: Doing What You Can Do
The four of us have just left Frankie’s house and gotten on MoPac Expressway when we hear it: thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump…
A Letter to My Daughter on Determination
I often think back to that spring day in 2017, when you were nine and I had not yet told you about my having Parkinson’s disease; hardly anyone knew.
Getting to Grateful with Parkinson’s
I think a lot about gratitude these days.
Brooklyn, Central Park, and the Bird: Three Years with Parkinson’s
When I return to New York in a couple of weeks to run my own marathon, I expect to form new and less gap-filled memories.
Telling My Children I Have Parkinson’s Disease
How do you tell the people you love most that you have a progressive neurologic disease?
The Other Shoe Dropped
The Other Shoe Dropped. And believe it or not, I can hear its distinct thud echoing everywhere.
I Won’t Give Up!
I never in a million years thought I would be diagnosed with YOPD at the age of 38, in the prime of my career, and with 4 year old twins.