What does the future look like? Will we be gallivanting around in flying automobiles? Perhaps our homes will be keyless and completely automated to the sound of our voice. Maybe we will have robots that are programmed to be our caregivers. Considering how fast technology is growing, these ideas may not be that unlikely. Just […]
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The Lost Tapes Of My Deep Brain Stimulation
Ah, yes… it’s springtime. When baby bunnies and little squirrels frolic in green meadows, while tiny birds are peeking out of their nests. It’s a time when 20-something spring breakers prepare to drink nauseating amounts of alcohol and make poor life choices. But for me, it’s time to do some spring-cleaning. There is something about […]
Deep Brain Stimulation: The Sequel
Very few sequels are as successful as the original. Whether it is because they added new characters, a darker villain or the situation has changed, revisiting a story that has already been told, usually sucks the big one. But I have high hopes for my Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Part 2. My Story began on […]
‘Twas The Night Before Brain Surgery
I have never been lucky when it comes to my health. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop in life. As a little girl, practicing my gymnastics beam routine on railroad ties in my backyard, I get Creosote splinters all through the bottom of my feet. Goofing around in South Park, Colorado when […]
I’m all charged up- DBS battery replacement
Many of you already know my adventures with getting Deep Brain Stimulation surgery (DBS), but for those who don’t… a quick review. I was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 32, but I had symptoms for years before the official confirmation. I found excuses for my slowness, rigidity, or other uncontrollable movements. But I never thought […]
Touchpoint Product Review
I had been getting questions about a little device that you can hold in your hand, and the vibration will help with anxiety, stress, sleep issues, and even tremors brought on by Parkinson’s disease. Ding, ding, ding. You have my attention. I began to research the links that people have been sending me with questions like “have […]
Would You Want to Know?
I have been hiding in my living room, with the lights down low, curtains pulled, and with all honesty… not bathing every day. The first step of recovery is admitting you have a problem… so here goes. I have just finished 5 Seasons of Outlander on Netflix. I am addicted to the show. There, I said it… it’s out […]
Parkinson’s Urban Dictionary
It’s been a few years since I posted the Parkinson’s Urban Dictionary, so I thought we should add some more words that we’ve learned. Here goes… It seems like in this day and age, people have created their own language. Yes, I may type in English but don’t act like you don’t know what I […]
I Am Allison’s Parkinson’s
I am Allison’s Parkinson’s. I didn’t plan to be so negative. It’s just my nature. I slowly began taking over her brain, killing dopamine producing cells and receptors. She didn’t even know I was there in her substantia nigra, located smack dab in her midbrain at the top of her brain stem. I thought we were friends, so I […]
19 Things That You Might Not Know about DBS
I am going into surgery tomorrow to have my Deep Brain Stimulator batteries replaced. It’s time to get a fresh set put in. So while I am recovering, I thought I would repost this blog… enjoy! Now readers, before I get started, I want to remind you that my blog is strictly for entertainment purposes […]
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