The Ribbon of Road Ahead

February 7 As I was growing up  I was quite the tomboy.  Bet you never guessed that, huh?  There was only one other girl in the neighborhood to play with, and she was a tomboy too.  So there you have it.  I am not afraid of spiders or snakes and I can worm my hook…

Feeling anxious agitated and not at all my usual self so sending the husband safely away while I take it out on PLASTIC! Away you go ZipLock. I am GLAD to toss toss toss. Where did I get 6 sets of measuring cups and so many misc. measuring spoons. And three sets of silverware in…

I cooked yesterday.  It has been a little while since I have cooked anything. Well of course I have made eggs and salads and sandwiches  and tacos and soup and steaks that don’t require a recipe. It’s hard for me to follow recipes … I am not sure why.  Because I’m blonde. Not! Maybe it’s…

VThe first of each New Year we look ahead. We set goals and start taking action. My friends have come to expect me to do a big adventure of great endurance and physical ability. I generally announce something big, so people have been asking me “what do you have planned for this year, Carol ?…

Carol Clupny January 10 at 10:36am · Carol’s journey to DBS surgery continues…. We are off to Portland today. I have appointments tomorrow and Tuesday. These are baseline studies to measure my physical skills, my thinking skills and take a good look at the Parkinsons symptoms I experience to determine if this surgery is the…

January 12 at 12:20pm · My friends it’s noon. I have completed two of three evaluations for the day. I started off at the physical therapy department to repeat yesterday’s evaluations but “on medication”. The largest difference I noted was the absence of pain while on the medication. There were some areas of noticeable differences…

January 23 at 1:03pm · YouTube · I hope you will take a few minutes to listen to this beautiful hymn. And those of you going to 5 pm Mass tonight please sing it with us. Sara just sent this link to me and at what a perfect time. I was having a real “moment”…

OK Friends, hair style number one was the winner by vote. Even my hairstylist thought it would be a good style for me. I need to schedule a plastic surgery appointment to have the face that goes with the hair! I am trying to keep myself occupied as I wait for the scheduler to call…

Why I write . Feeling anxious, agitated and not at all my usual self so sending the husband safely away while I take it out on PLASTIC!  Away you go ZipLock. I am GLAD to toss toss toss. Where did I get 6 sets of measuring cups and so many misc. measuring spoons.  And three…

I went to see “Cabin Fever,” a  local variety show dinner theater with the hubby.  We were seated at Table 9, right near the front center. Perfect. As we waited for dinner to be served the table mate to the left said to me ” I want to learn about Parkinson’s Disease”.“Ok”, I said, “What…