The change I’m addressing today is the need a Parkinson’s traveler has for more rest than the average person requires. In my life with Andy, I’ve seen that he is able to experience the fun of travel when he has enough opportunities to rest. The […]
Our dog Shine knows a thing or two about reading energy. I think it’s easier because I never expected Shine to talk or wink at me or to help with the dishes. I’ve learned to have a relationship of give and take based on reading […]
“Remember the ocean will support you.” I reminded and let go of Andy’s hand. “I’m ready anytime you are.” The first day was magical. We walked into the sea holding hands. Andy wore his life vest and snorkel and I work my bikini and swim […]
That first day was a little scary and also exciting as we got into the pool together. Andy pushed off into a beautiful breast stroke and I walked beside him as he swam (HE SWAM!!!) one length. Then he swam back to make it a […]
Parkinson’s is sort of like its own culture. It’s a country no one wants to claim as their own but living there is made more tolerable when one has the experience of being fully at home in similar but different realities. England is where Andy […]
Hawaii has a lot of meaning for many people. For Andy and me, it was a place we called home off and on over many years and where we found out of the ordinary happiness. We trained for the Ironman Triathlon- Andy succeeded and I […]
Traveling in Scotland, while Andy had Parkinson’s, was a successful and extra fun vacation. The ingredients that made it such a great trip began by having a team of people to take care of issues that came up- including those caused by Parkinson’s. It is […]
Changing plans has to become ones second nature in order to camp successfully with Parkinson’s. I recognize that camping isn’t for everybody, but we love it and have found camping with Parkinson’s to be an extraordinarily wonderful experience. We started our tent camping adventures after […]
We drive all over our country to camp and explore new places and to visit family and friends. We’ve found traveling by car to be a luxurious way to go. We purposely bought a car that provides us with comfortably engineered seats with plenty of […]
There are some tricks to making our travels by airplane work for us and the first thing to know is that traveling with someone with Parkinson’s is not the same as traveling with the healthy general public. Flying used to be fun and what I […]
