On the first day of walking the Camino De Santiago in Spain, I fell and switched roles from caregiver to patient. I lay in the dark hospital room listening to the moans and breathing of the other people in in the ward. It was 3 […]
Category: Intuitive Clarity
Taking A Break
Creative Caregiving: Simple Pleasures
Something as simple as putting his chair or the couch, in direct sunlight was a great start. The sun’s warmth and light on his face and body was a life affirming experience. Andy’s Parkinson’s symptoms were severe and relentless. We discovered small wins with simple […]
Demonstration Combined With Words
Teaching About Parkinson’s
Disability Education
And Then Came Marco Polo
Conscious Breathing
Exercise For Communication
Years have passed and we have grieved and now his silence has become another adventure to explore and we have experienced some success in our explorations. What changes in your life have you struggled with? There are tools to help people with voice challenges caused […]
Communication With Parkinson’s
The patient can and must tap into their own reserves of persistence, certainty and confidence that their words are valuable and worth fighting for. Talking often becomes harder with Parkinson’s disease. It takes an intrepid confidence not to submit to the isolation inherent in no […]