Have you ever woken up to a new day and really wondered what it held? Not a passing thought, but a real reckoning with the next few hours. When you live with a chronic illness, each morning feels like stepping into a story that hasn’t been written yet. Some days, I feel on top of…
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The In-Between Days
Dave, Some days announce themselves as battles. Others slip into your life with just enough symptom to remind you that your disease is always working, but not enough to knock you down. For lack of a better term, I call those ordinary days. Ordinary is probably a strange word for them. Compared with what has…
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Living with Parkinson’s Disease: Finding Meaning in Everyday Life
We have all seen someone living with Parkinson’s, whether in daily life or in the media. What people do not always see is that many of us are still active, creative, and living meaningful lives. I know that from my own life. Parkinson’s affects everyone differently. Some people shake more. Some feel stiffness. Some move…
Read moreParkinson’s in Public: When Standing, Turning, or Sitting Draws Attention
You rise from a church pew, turn in a work hallway, or lower yourself into a chair at a family dinner, and suddenly the room feels brighter. Not because the lights changed, but because you can feel eyes on you. Parkinson’s often gets described in medical terms. Yet one of its hardest parts can be…
Read moreAromatase Inhibitor Joint Pain Relief That Helps You Keep Moving
Some treatments save lives quietly, one pill at a time. Yet the same pill can make your first steps out of bed feel like walking on rusty hinges. If you’re living with aromatase inhibitor joint pain, the tradeoff can feel painfully unfair. Cancer treatment can keep asking things of you long after other parts of…
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