**piece originally written for and published by “The Mighty”** My name is Nikki and I’m an overachiever. An overachiever with Parkinson’s disease. This should make for some interesting conundrums over the holidays — you think? Like many other situations over the two years since my diagnosis, the holidays open up the opportunity for some wonderful teaching…
Patience. I have four kids, I worked in the tourism industry, and I spent three years as a para-pro in an elementary school. I’ve never struggled to exhibit and extend patience to others. To OTHERS.
“Harmless” comments can actually be hurtful, so choose well… Advice on what to say and what not to say when trying to offer support.
Well…here it is guys. I’m in a magazine. Actually…”hot” off the press is not exactly true. The magazine came back from the print company and was published last week. It published the day after my dad’s heart procedure…the day he went into isolation. I didn’t feel it was the right time to share this kind…
Run from what’s comfortable. Boy, oh boy…did I ever do that this past week. I wrote in my post “i did it” that I finally garnered the courage to try out a Parkinson’s-centered physical therapy class. And…I DID go back on Thursday. And…I DID get to punch things…and kick things. It was liberating! It’s probably…