An excerpt from the soon-to-be-released I Has the Parkinson’s.
Me? Sick? Well, not really. I don’t have swine flu. I’m not down with a fever or anything like that. In fact, I’m not really sick. 
I don’t see myself as sick anymore. Sure, this is a disease. But do I qualify as “sick”? Maybe you have the [...]

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: I Sees the Hallucinations 
We’ve mentioned them before on Bad Kitty Fridays, and I’ve discussed my own past experience with shadow-like ghosts that I have seen due to both Parkinson’s medications and the apparent cognitive problems associated with the disease (more detail about my experience with “shadow people” in my upcoming book <–shameless plug [...]

New readers to my blog have requested some of the basics regarding the disease. So, in my well-known fashion, I offer the following “fool-proof” indicators that you’ve got Parkinson’s disease. 

Ask your closest friend if they know anyone with Parkinson’s disease. If they answer in the affirmative proceed to ask them if it is you.
Resting tremor [...]

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I Lost Something Automatically
Ever stopped and looked at your automatic movements that you do naturally, day after day, without thinking about it?
Nope. Me neither.
Not until I developed Parkinson’s disease and people started pointing them out to me. “Stop looking at me that way!” is a common complaint I get. “What [...]

I Has One Face for Everything
Bad Kitty is not amused. Or is he?
Sometimes it is hard to tell. When Parkinson’s disease hits, it often makes you more stiff than shaky.
Yes, Bad Kitty knows that most people think of tremors when they think of PD, but then again you may not have walked in the shoes [...]