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I’ve noticed a bunch of new people have joined our forum recently — welcome! Jean Mellano and I are the co-moderators and we’re here to help if you have any questions or suggestions to make this forum better. We want this to be a safe space for everyone to ask questions, share their experiences and make connections.

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Bucket list (noun): A bucket list is a list of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.

The anniversary of the death of a very dear friend is coming up next month, and it’s got me thinking about all things she said she wanted to do with her life, but never will because her life was tragically…[Read more]

I just discovered a new Parksinon’s podcast called When Life Gives You Parkinson’s. In the most recent episode, the host talks to a former Amazing Race Canada contestant (Tim Hague Sr.) about his PD diagnosis and his new book entitled Perseverance: The Seven Skills You Need to Survive, Thrive and Accomplish More Than You Ever Imagined. Part of…[Read more]

I was scratching my head earlier today trying to think of TV shows and movies that depict life with Parkinson’s disease. Thankfully, I came across this article by Sherri Woodbridge that lists some movies that depict characters with PD. I’ve only seen one movie on this list — Love and Other Drugs — and quite frankly I had forgotten one of the m…[Read more]

Stress – ugh! I hate it! It gets me all worked up and sometimes it’s definitely not worth it. How do you deal with stress? Is your stress usually related to your PD or something else, like work or family concerns?

Today my stress is work related. I think I’ll deal with it by going for a walk to clear my head…. 🙂