Category Archives: Exercise
Call for Doctor Jazz!
My blog posts have been pretty gloomy lately. I reflected upon this as I was bopping around the living room the other morning, doing my exercises and belting out one of my traditional jazz favorites, ” Call for Doctor Jazz!” … Continue reading
Beyond the Blue Horizon
I’m getting to be an expert at what it looks like Beyond the Blue Horizon. I can hardly remember the long-ago days when I slept through the night. Over the past eight years of sleeping with Dr. Parkinson, I’ve gone … Continue reading
Exercise in a Time of Plague
Regular readers of this blog know what a fan I am of exercise – that is to say, not. But despite the disruptions and shutdowns caused by the coronavirus scourge, there are plenty of exercise programs out there that we … Continue reading
Hike in a beautiful wilderness!
Yes, I am determined to visit this beautiful lake – and camp nearby so I can visit other beautiful lakes. Yes, I’m going to do another backpack — cheer me on! And would you like to join us? We will … Continue reading
Mambo Italiano
With a name like Kennedy, I can’t pass myself off as Italian, but I love all things Italian — pizza, pasta, truffles, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Hmm…scratch that last one. Way back in 2001, I saw the tower … Continue reading
Challenge accomplished!
My backpacking challenge was accomplished! But not quite as I anticipated. I was honored to join the PassToPass.org on a Pacific Crest Trail backpack and meet people both courageous and interesting: Martha and John Carlin — After John got a … Continue reading
Highlights from World Parkinson’s Congress in Kyoto (WPC2019)
Since 2010, every three years the international Parkinson’s community — researchers, medical personnel, Persons with Parkinson’s, caregivers — has put on a worldwide conference to share information and build community. I had the great opportunity to attend Montreal (2013), and … Continue reading
Too much stuff – not enough dough
Laura models the backpack she will be using on the Pacific Crest Trail backpack as a “shadow hiker” with Pass to Pass. This was 28.8 pounds – I’m taking some stuff out to get the pack down to 25 pounds. I … Continue reading
Laura’s going on a backpack!
I just sent out a post promoting “Pass to Pass”, a group of Parkies hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Two things have happened since then: 1) I’ve updated that post to correctly link to their current donation page. … Continue reading
Hike the Pacific Crest Trail for Parkinson’s
Way back in 2016, I gave a plug in this blog to Pass to Pass, a group of Parkies hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for Parkinson’s. I sent them money, and thought that I might backpack again … Continue reading
