Harry M.
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While living with Parkinson’s is not easy, my life is still very much worth living!
For those of us with Parkinson's, the folly is to view our lives today through the prism of our healthy years. We are valuable because we are here.
As Mark Twain once warned: “Comparison is the death of joy.” A better strategy than comparing ourselves to others or to our earlier selves is to look for meaning in our current circumstances.
As a younger man, I had the privilege of working with children with disabilities. They taught me how to deal with adversity with dignity and without complaint. Parkinson's just happened, I live with it. I acknowledge it but I don’t accept it. If I accept it, I stop fighting it.
I have had brain surgery; I take medication that is not only therapeutic but possibly neuroprotective; I exercise, I participate in all manner of clinical trials and studies. And I raise money for Parkinson's research.
I walked from New York City to Toronto over a period of 45 days. The walk bridged two great cities and two great countries. “500 Miles for Parkinson’s” raised over a million Canadian dollars in an effort to fight a common enemy, Parkinson's disease.
For those of us with Parkinson's, the folly is to view our lives today through the prism of our healthy years. We are valuable because we are here.
As Mark Twain once warned: “Comparison is the death of joy.” A better strategy than comparing ourselves to others or to our earlier selves is to look for meaning in our current circumstances.
As a younger man, I had the privilege of working with children with disabilities. They taught me how to deal with adversity with dignity and without complaint. Parkinson's just happened, I live with it. I acknowledge it but I don’t accept it. If I accept it, I stop fighting it.
I have had brain surgery; I take medication that is not only therapeutic but possibly neuroprotective; I exercise, I participate in all manner of clinical trials and studies. And I raise money for Parkinson's research.
I walked from New York City to Toronto over a period of 45 days. The walk bridged two great cities and two great countries. “500 Miles for Parkinson’s” raised over a million Canadian dollars in an effort to fight a common enemy, Parkinson's disease.