A funny thing happened to me .......

[Koko]

There isn't a day that goes by that I dont have a funny experience due to my Parkinson's Disease-

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I shared with you the cookie episode, when my husband left town for a few days and I decided to bake him his favorite chocolate chip cookies. I only had a hand mixer with one beater and one metal bowl. I placed my bowl on the granite counter top and added the flour to the mix. When I turned on the mixer I started to tremor. WEll the bowl took off across the counter top as the flour flew out of it covering the kitchen cabinets and floor. I had to steer the bowl to an electrical outlet to stop the tragedy. The recipe was supposed to produce three dozen cookies from the batter but all that remained was enough for two cookies! My husband came home and didn't believe I had made those two cookies unitl he saw the kitchen. We are still cleaning sticky batter off the cabinets six months later.

Another episode of 'Koko and PD' is what happens to me quite often in resturants. I cross my legs and my shoe hangs on my big toe and swings back and forth as I do my PD moves. I am sitting at a booth or a table when a tremor hits and my shoe flys accross the room from my table and hits another coustomer across the way. So embarracing! BUt I must say it is a good way, to meet people.

I have to warn my friends who go out to eat with me that there is a strong possibilty they will be hit with some food during our time together. It seems that once I struggle getting food on my fork my body wants to celebrate by my hand flinging upward and outward. The person on my right often leaves with a lot of sauce on their shirt.

Cutitng my food is also an hysterical event. I often find the piece that has been cut slides across my plate into the lap of the person across the table from me.

I have had to ask for a straw to drink a glass of wine that has been brought to me filled to the brim. I couldn't lift it to my lips without losing the majority of it. I get funny looks from waiters who I guess don't get many people asking for a straw with their wine.

Then in the public ladies room when I need to dry my hands, they have one of those paper towel dispensers that you need to wave at to get a small piece of paper. I get really funny looks as I am dancing in front of this machine doing what I call my Michael J Fox trot.to get some paper out of the thing. I frighten the woman in there quite a bit.

God bless my friends who continute to go out with me.

And so it goes...

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[jillannf6]

hi koko

u r really positive about your problem s when going out with PARKINSONS

I tend ot eb embarrassed with my eating problems which r different again - i bolt my foood and put 2 much in mhy mouth at any 1 time

i htrow myself down on to my seat too - both r v embarrassing for my partner

so what can i do?

not a lo tbut keep a smile on my face

not easy when i am being got at for a prob which is no tof my own making

I HAVE PSP by th eway

lol Jill

[Koko in reply to jillannf6]

Jillann, I can just imagine how I must look to others in a resturant.But it can be turned into a fun filled situation. I do get a little ribbing from my friends !

[ronn]

Koko, You have a wonderful sense of humor. I told my wife some of your stories and she said, next time you make "Cooky", to let us know and we'll drop by and help you harvest it.

You should do a cartoon series for publication, "The Advetures of KoKo and PD". What is the tile of the book you had published?

[Koko in reply to ronn]

My book is "Mrs. Coach, Life in Major College Football" it has some humor but is mainly about the lives of football coach's families. My next one will be jsut humor.Glad you enjoyed my stories.

[wifeofparky]

I wish my hubby could laugh at some of his incidents but alas it only make him angry.

[Koko in reply to wifeofparky]

We shouldn't take oursleves too seriously. Laughter is such good medicine.

[move4parkinsons]

Koko greetings from Ireland I am having one of my early morning sessions which despite being up at 5 am I love the peace and quiet . I love your stories and your sense of humour .We have the choice as to how to deal with Parkinsons

Keep writing Koko you have the gift .

[Koko in reply to move4parkinsons]

We do have a choice. THat's a lot of power isn't it? Even with Parkinsons we still have a lot of power.

[Yogibear]

Koko just read your posting it made me laugh. I love your attitude. Keep it up. xx

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I think we all have these funny things which happen to us all if only at the time we could see the funny side of it.

This morning I got up early to clean out the Stove/cooker which burns wood and coal.

Every few weeks it has to be thoroughly cleaned of all soot from beneath the ovens and firebox.

This morning I had the shakes a bit, and soot was everywhere. face, arms, covered two little pink eyes peeping out. I had to wipe the kitchen floor around the area. The water got blacker.

In the end I did a full striptease on the spot ( not to music, and not a pretty site at 6 am) went to the bathroom to shower all the soot off.

Can't wait for the next time.

My partner says he is going to video it and put in on You tube.

[Koko]

Dear Oldtyke,

I will be looking for you on You tube!

[Koko]

You'll be the guy in the white suit singing AL Jolson songs right?

[ronn]

Koko, I was about to suggest that you could improve your eating out experience by trading in your fork for a tablespoon, but then remembered that many of your readers eat European style which would put the fork/spoon in the left hand. (messy!)

Looking forward to more exciting episodes of "Adventures of Koko and PD".

[blessed4431]

I'm sitting in a room with my family they are watching a scarey movie and I'm laughing almost to the point of crying. A sense of humor is so important. Your stories crack me up. I so enjoyed reading this today. I'm so thankful most days I have a sense of humor Imm very good at laughing at myself

Have a wonderful day

[GrammyC]

Thanks for reminding us how important it is to keep a sense of humor. You made me smile today.

[Koko in reply to GrammyC]

So glad I could do that.Life is too short to not enjoy the humor in it every now and then. Besides studies have shown "laughter IS the best medicine". GEt out there and enjoy!

[Precious44]

Hi Koko, This is the first time I have read any thing of yours. I usually say "damn it" when those kinds of things happen or I run into the corner of something. You have a wonderful sense of humor and seem to be able to find the humor in everything..So wish I could, I have been losing my hair by the handfuls, it's a side effect of Ropinirole, I find nothing humorous about this. I have had my thyroid checked and its fine, I have been using a shampoo and conditioner with Biotin in them. So, I am going beg if I have too , to get a different medication.

Vanity, yes. I am blonde and have baby fine hair and it's not real think to start with.

[Koko in reply to Precious44]

Dear Precious44,

I too lost some hair but have found the answer in wigs. Not expensive yet very real looking. Everyone wants to know who cuts my hair? I don't have to fuss any more. IT has been an answer to my wishes. Best of luck to you. Let me know if I can send more info if you are interested.

[CJ49]

I have to hand it to you...you don't let life get you down!...."Good Friends", what would we do without them?....Hearing the way you laugh at life makes me realize that ...yes, I have PD....but life is too short to be misserable, so "why not" laugh at it!.....Thank you for your post.

CJ

[Koko]

Your comment brings to mind one saying I always liked,"We were born crying, We have to learn to laugh." A good lesson in how to get the best out of life. Keep smiling!

[jillannf6]

hi lkoko and all

yes we have 2 leanr ot laugh and use lots more muscles by laughign than by crying and frownign

lol jill

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koko

thanks you made my day

they say laughterr is the best medicine you sure better then some i've had hope to read more i an get use to this kind of medicine