Hard to move
hands and feet are one with metal
I’m pushing my stroller
big wheels are on a wheelchair
I want to slump in fatigue
enveloped in an old body
muscles feel like jello
“Keep moving”
“Reach for the Moon”
There is no easy diagnosis for the elderly.
Parkinsons joins the ranks of “Not this” “How will I deal with this disease?”
I’ve been impressed by elderly men and women who have faced the disease straight on. Astronaut Michael Rich Clifford made his third trip to space (on NASAs shuttle Atlantis) after being diagnosed with Parkinsons.
“People don’t die from Parkinson’s they die from something else.” My instructor told our class recently.
My mentor from childhood has Alzheimers and her husband has Parkinsons. At 90, he continues to work on projects and they both walk (more slowly) and climb up their 100 stairs every morning.
I have several clients with Parkinsons and a family member. I’ve noticed one attribute in each of them – they never give up.
Like every disease exercise is necessary as is a good diet and lots of water.
How do you persist in these uncertain days???
penned in moon dust 