Looking back on my life.

[Bailey_Texas]

Looking back on my life i now know how lucky i am to only have Parkinson's to deal with. i have listened to a lot of people talk about their day and their aches and pains and think how do they deal with it day after day. It would drive me crazy. I do not have allergies. i have had maybe 10 colds, the flu 2 times, no broken bones, no more than 30 stitches, over night in the hospital 1 time when i was 4 or 5,No head aches that i remember lasting for more than a hour. Today right now i have no pain. I can exercise or work as hard as i like and recover over night without soreness can get by on 3 hours of sleep a night.

I feel for all of you that have other ailments to deal with. I am truly a blessed man to have lived my life and cont. to live it in a time of such wonders. I have seen a man walk on the moon, i have seen my children born and grow to amazing people. Have drove cars around a race track at 150 mph rode motorcycles at that speed too, Built my own house that i have lived in for the last 30 years. The invention of the PC. The Hubble telescope. The internet, the cell phone, the surface of mars , a standard of living beyond any generation before me, to live in the United States of America, To travel to Europe which none of my brothers or my sister have done, to come from poverty to see and do the things i have done and to do this with my amazing wife of 45 years.

So with that said having Parkinson's is not a bad price to pay.

Today i am a happy man.

As For tomorrow we shall see.

Thanks for listening.

[Isthistheone]

You are absolutely right Bailey! When you add up all the + and - life for me has been a resounding positive. Spent 6+ months in Texas (Ft Sam) while in the Army. Returned two years ago with my adult son. We are doing MLB stadium tour. My bucket list 25 completed, only 5 remaining. Life has been good.

Truly wish everyone who has this disease the very best. Medicine is very close to finding a cure. I know there are trying times for many. Remain positive and keep moving!

[AmmieM]

Thank you for those inspiring words. You are so right.

[FMundo]

Bailey,

Thank you. You've hit the nail on the head... and made my day. There is much to live for... and to have a person with PD launch my day with such a positive attitude warms the cockels of my heart (whatever those are). Yes, we all have much to be grateful for. And much we take for granted. And we have lived in an absolutely fascinating time. If you rode a motorcyle at 150.... well maybe that's a miracle too that you're still with us ! Keep looking at the bright side.

Frank

[attyj]

Five years ago my neurologist told me that in his opinion I had PD. He said I was lucky. I said "how's that!" He said I could have MS or Alzheimers. I saw his point. I was 75 at the time and have lived a good life. I still do not take PD meds and my tremor is about the same. Maybe that coconut oil I have been taking for the past 4 years is doing the job. Now my cardiologist wants me to have my aortic valve replaced.

Had prostate cancer and surgery 15 years ago. and bypass surgery 17 years ago. Well it's not been so bad for this old marathon runner.

[BUZZ1397]

No need to thank for listening. Thank you for counting "our blessings". We two are especially blessed to live in Tx.

[stevie3]

Thank you Bailey. I always like your positive attitude. When I was diagnosed, my GP said 'you're a resourceful woman'. You'll find a way through'. I would rather not have PD but I'd rather have it than some of the things they tested me for! Maybe that's why they did it - because when they said it was Parkinsons, I was relieved! I try and accommodate my condition and I've had to make some changes, but life is still very good to me. I'm also grateful to live in a time when we can communicate and research and find information so freely. Until I found this forum I had no idea about how important it was to keep moving. Left to my own devices, this couch potato would just sit on the sofa.

I write this from my holiday - I'm sitting on a balcony in gran canaria watching the sun go down. Only trouble is, I can no longer swim well. I went in the pool today and I'm like one of those toy boats you put in the bath - I sink on one side! But I can bob about. There's usually a way around.

[Bailey_Texas in reply to stevie3]

I just Googled gran canaria. I am jealous. May put it on my bucket list.

Thanks for your reply.

[Bailey_Texas]

Thanks for all the kind words.

Till next time.