Today I had to go to see my orthopedic doctor because I needed to get a shot in my shoulder because of my torn rotator cuff. In the afternoon I had to go to my chiropractor appointment. I told my chiropractor that I feel like my social life is being replaced by doctor appointments! On the way in the car, the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams came on. It brought a smile to my face because I thought of the flash mob dance we did for Olivia's 18th surprise birthday party! We surprised her at Uno, she just thought we were going out to dinner. Renee, Olya, Natasha, my niece Erica and her friend Jennie, a few of Olivia's friends, and I got together a few times to practice. Thank goodness that Renee could lead us. We performed outside in the parking lot which is on West Chester Pike, a rather busy road Cars actually stopped on the side of the road and watched us!! Waiters and waitresses and patrons came out of the restaurant to watch us too! When Olivia got there, we had a huge banner that said Happy Birthday and then we started the music and started our flash mob dance!! Olivia cracked up...maybe because of the way we danced! But we all had so much fun doing it. I am so glad we did it then because I could never do that now because of the Parkinson's.
I did not have as much pain today. I think the chiropractor appointments are working. I hope I can stop going soon. Tomorrow I have to see my retina specialist. I hope I don't need another shot in my eye.
My friend Leslie is adopting a French bulldog puppy! He is so cute! They have such adorable little faces. She is adopting the little guy on the left. She is naming him Winston after Winston Churchill because that is who he will look like when he grows up! I was telling my chiropractor and he told me that he has a French bulldog and they are the greatest pets. He said his bulldog just loves to be held and petted and sits on his lap for hours!
My Parkinson's symptoms seem to be different almost everyday. Some days I am dog tired and other days I seem to have some energy. It is difficult to make plans too far in advance because I never know what my Parkinson's will be like on any given day. My worst Parkinson's symptoms are being off balance and overwhelmingly sleepy!! I don't know if it is a Parkinson's symptom or not but I now have such vivid and bizarre dreams! Perhaps it is the liquid medical marijuana that I take at night to help me sleep!! My sciatica, however, seems to stay the same. It is just pain all of the time unless I take Tylenol or a muscle relaxer. I have spoken to several people who have Parkinson's and many also have sciatica. I asked the doc this morning and he said there is no corelation. Today I saw a new neurologist at a city hospital. He diagnosed me with Akinetic-rigid Parkinson's. He told me that there are two different types of Parkinson's diseas
I was diagnosed with PD about a year and a half ago but I think I had it for close to a year before that. Once I got on the Carbidopa Leodopa, my life settled back into a "new normal" routine. My painful Sciatica has always bothered me more than the PD. I don't have tremors, at least not yet. I think that is because I am in the early stages. I have a handicap license plate so I don't have to park as far away from an entrance as I use to have to park. My husband is always willing to drop me off at the entrance if I don't want to walk as far. But I try to do the walk so that I stay agile and my muscles don't freeze up too much. My most noticeable trait is my slow, and shuffling gait. I can still drive, totally take care of all of my personal needs, go out socially, travel, cook, etc. I am scared when I have to go up a flight of stairs because I am off balance and I feel like I might fall backwards. I have a death grip on the handrail! I am not a
June 2 is a very special day in our family. It was the day that my beloved daughter Amy was born. I was so excited to have a beautiful little girl. She was my most precious gift and that feeling has never changed. Amy died at age 18. After her death, life had no meaning for us. We just wen through the motions of living and existing because we still had to finish raising Renee, who was only 13 when Amy died. Dan had told me that friends of his, also bereaved parents, had adopted a little boy from Ukraine. I thought they were absolutely crazy. Fast forward a few years and that tiny seed grew in my mind. Maybe it was Divine Intervention, I don't know, but we decided to adopt from Ukraine. I am so thankful to Ukraine for giving me two of their most precious gifts. We must have been twice as crazy as his friends because we adopted not once, but TWICE!! We adopted Olivia in March of 2007. There is so much paperwork to adopt and we had to make several trips
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