perkyparkie blog

2 min read 2022-05-07 02:48:49

How to Relax and Recharge

I had the left-side DBS battery replaced this week. You might remember my post “I’m all charged up my DBS battery replacement” where I detailed

3 min read 2022-03-25 06:26:04

I have dreaded the day that I would have to write this blog. But here goes. This time last week I was starting to write a new post and it

1 min read 2022-01-24 08:35:43

We are on our last week of the 2022 Parkinson’s Challenge. How have you been doing? Have you kept up with the last 3 weeks? We’ve gone

1 min read 2022-01-17 11:30:03

At the beginning of last week’s challenge of practicing self-care, I started with a nice relaxing massage. I thought my goals were going to

2 min read 2022-01-10 10:45:36

Week of January 10th-Practice Self Care Well, how did you do with the first week of the challenge? Did we knock it out of the park? Don’t

2 min read 2022-01-01 05:09:55

I am feeling a little stagnant. Almost a little complacent. Feeling uninspired. I am proposing that we kick the New Year with a Parkie challenge! Try

1 min read 2021-12-24 00:59:47

It’s the holiday season and I am feeling very festive! Crash and I pose in our best holiday garb with the intention of putting positive energy

2 min read 2021-12-10 03:10:18

I lie awake in my bed feeling rigid and frozen. I glance at the clock… 2:30 am. How am I not able to sleep? I took my night-time

1 min read 2021-11-23 11:19:07

Yep, you read that correctly… I am thankful I got Parkinson’s disease. Now, I know that the title of this post can be confusing but before you

1 min read 2021-10-28 03:32:40

I was scrolling through my social media platforms the other day and I fell into the rabbit hole of TikTok and Instagram. Once you start you

1 min read 2021-09-23 11:41:10

Sometimes I have trouble determining what is a dream and what is reality. I know I am not alone in this. I can say with confidence that we all

1 min read 2021-08-31 01:18:37

We all have stories that sound like this, “I was officially diagnosed on __________ (date), but looking back now, I had Parkinson’s symptoms for

1 min read 2021-08-18 09:22:20

Many of you already know my adventures with getting Deep Brain Stimulation surgery (DBS), but for those who don’t… a quick review. I was first

1 min read 2021-08-06 06:20:39

I know I haven’t been around in a while, but let me tell you why. I was time to have my Deep Brain Stimulator batteries replaced. Now that I

1 min read 2021-07-17 03:37:50

When I was growing up, my brother and I loved playing video games. We would go to the local arcade and plucked coin after coin in the slot to keep on