Sherri Woodbridge,  —

If you’ve been feeling down in the dumps lately, the solution to feeling good again might be simpler than you think. When I was pregnant with my second child, I did everything I could to have an easier labor than I did with my first one. I walked every…

When we’re told we have Parkinson’s disease, we’re often taken by surprise. Sure, we may have known that something wasn’t right inside our earthly shell, but we didn’t want to face the possibilities of what it might be. So, sometimes we’ll counter a surprise Parkinson’s diagnosis by entering the world…

Scenario: You’re sitting at a red light. The light finally turns green, but before you even have time to step on the gas pedal, the driver behind you lays on their horn, giving you a long, obnoxious blast, scaring you out of your mind. We’ve all experienced it, and we…

February is now a memory. March has arrived, and with it come a slew of national appreciation and awareness days. Although I am aware that March 30 is still a full month away, I wanted to bring to your attention National Doctors’ Day, which is celebrated on that date.

March is the month that amuses us with many things, besides the infamous St. Patrick’s Day. You know, that day in the middle of the month when we dress up in green to avoid being pinched. The month is celebrated for much more than green attire, four-leaf clovers, leprechauns,…

It wasn’t long after I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than 17 years ago that I started my blog, Parkinson’s Journey. Due to a general lack of information at the time, it became my mission to encourage others with this disease and to let them know they were…

Every Parkinson’s disease patient has their own way of dealing with their diagnosis. Sometimes we accept it immediately. After all, we may have had a nagging idea that something wasn’t quite right with our bodies, after living with the symptoms for a while. Some of us may recall the…

I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost 20 years ago. Many of us with this disease can tell you when we first started noticing symptoms, which can be quite a time difference from when we received an actual diagnosis. Love and hate Sometimes it feels like just yesterday when we…

Sometimes we don’t want to go another day trapped inside a body that seeks to control our thoughts, moods, and feelings. If we need to have Parkinson’s, we want to be the one in charge. As long as possible, we want to have the final say. After all, it is…

Several years ago, I attended a women’s conference. The speaker was very pretty. Her Dorothy Hamill haircut — most popular for the times — was styled just so, and her makeup was applied perfectly. Her earrings didn’t sit lopsided on her lobes, her clothes were neatly ironed, and all the…