Shake, Rattle and Roll: Brain fart?
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
One of the first medical terms I learned after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over five years ago was the word prodromal. That word is …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
One of the first medical terms I learned after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over five years ago was the word prodromal. That word is …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Some amazing thoughts came to me on our 11-hour flight from Osaka, Japan, back to the States last month. The first was the difference between …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Many people think of Parkinson’s disease as afflicting only older people. They conjure up an image of someone with stooped posture, bent over a cane, …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
A little while ago, I wrote a piece titled “It Ain’t All Bad.” Before anyone thinks I live in a fantasy land where Parkinson’s Disease …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
After nearly 70 years on this planet, I figure I’ve been asked, “What does the A.C. stand for?” several thousand times. It’s now time to …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
“Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.” —Rocky Balboa
Blonde Bombshell, cornerman for Bald Bomber, is busy taping up …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
These days, we seem to be at odds with each other about everything. We disagree on politics, religion, education, the environment, climate change, health care …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
The only thing you must remember when hiking and backpacking in the Cascade mountains of north central Washington is to put one foot in front …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Until I googled the phrase never say never, I had no idea that Justin Bieber had a hit song and a movie with that title. …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
We go by many names: People with Parkinson’s, PWPs, Parky’s, patients, sufferers, subjects, casualties or even victims. No matter the label, no matter the term …
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