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Holiday shopping!
The stores have been filled with holiday crap since before Halloween, but for me, November is really the month when you should begin thinking about gifts. I’ll be honest – […]
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Heavy Lifting
To say the gang at the Parkinson’s Unity Walk organization is an amazing group of people is a gross understatement. I credit them for kick-starting the regimen that has me […]
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Merry New Year
That’s me taking a photograph. A lot of photos of me now are of me taking a picture of something else. I tote an enormous hard-side suitcase filled with equipment […]
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Inspiration
This year’s tearjerker entry into the Neurology Film Festival is dedicated to my sister, who makes the world a better place. The tag line for the film this year is […]
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Work Out To End Parkinson’s
Gold’s Gym in Annandale, VA, has been incredibly good to me. I’ve (over)documented my success with endurance training at reducing the side effects of my medication and, more importantly, calming […]
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April Blast From the Past – In Honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Every month, I’m going to post a favorite post from my old blog, Je Mange France – just for old-time’s sake (and because I’m a narcissist and I think I’m […]
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Oh! See Dee.
This image has virtually nothing to do with this post. Except that it has everything to do with this post. In the same way that my obsessive compulsive behavior brought […]
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The Wiggles
Good things and bad have happened since I scaled back from the Requip XL. It turns out that I do not, in fact, seem to be suffering from Dopamine Agonist […]
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The Cult of Personality
“I don’t know who you really are.” I let that statement hang there after she said it. We met on an international journalists junket six years ago and became fast […]
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What kids think about Parkinson’s disease
Kids say the darndest things. Please join or donate to Team Bettina.Filed under: Team Bettina, Unity Walk Tagged: Blanche, blended family, children, dog, family, friends, fundraising, health, kids,...
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The Polar Vortex
When it gets very, very cold, things slow down. A river becomes an ice slurry, smoke escapes a chimney and then doesn’t rise, a car engine wheezes desperately as it […]
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A Shameless Plug
On April 26, 2014, Team Bettina will meet in Central Park for the Parkinson’s Unity Walk. This will be my seventh walk, seven years after I was diagnosed with Young […]
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Board of Directors
Thank you for your emotional, financial, and/or spiritual support of my ongoing efforts to beat the clock on Parkinson’s disease! Last year I realized I needed to get more active in supporting “the...
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Striking a Pose
I went to see my orthopedist the other day to check on the progress of my hip. He prescribed a cortisone shot to try to stem lingering pain I’ve been suffering. I made a joke about timing the shot...
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Photography Phor Philanthropy
I’ve finally launched my Prints for Parkinson’s campaign! The proceeds from the sale of every print in my shop will be donated to the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (PFNCA) –...
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Photos Phor Philanthropy – Pheaturing Phrance
France is quite depressing in the winter. After all, it is Northern Europe, a region that seems to be wrapped in a damp wool sweater for much of the year. Which explains the smell in the Metro. To...
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Adventures of a Burgeoning Philanthropist
If I let Siri have her way with my dictated notes, this post would have been titled, “Adventures of a Bludgeoning Philanderer.” As interesting as that sounds, my topic of focus today is philanthropy....
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Phirst Philanthropic Photos
My nascent foray into philanthropy has enjoyed a successful day! Mr. Ford came to Art Beat Gallery this morning and purchased a large, framed print of Morning Reflections and a smaller print of Back...
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We Do Not Fund Research
In this very silly photo of me and my friend-since-forever-and-ever, Summer, I did not know. It was July 4th weekend, 2006, and just three months prior, I started to feel a tiny spasm in my right hand...
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