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Suggestion # ! If you can, find an established path…
How to Hike on Spree…Suggestion number 1 If you can, choose an established path Scree fields can be pretty slippery to cross The rock and soil are loose so a wrong step can send you for a slide. If you want to maintain or gain elevation, you don’t want to go sliding down the slope.…
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Carol goes to the Doctor in Portland…a typical visit.
I thought I might write about a typical visit to my Movement Disorder Specialist, Dr. Amie Hiller at OHSU in Portland. It may not be similar to your typical doctors appointment…or maybe it is and we can share notes! I know one thing, the next several trips to Portland are going to be for DBS…
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What does the DOC say?
Monday November 9, 2015 My Doc (Dr. Amie Hiller, Movement Disorder Specialist at Oregon Health Sciences Center in Portland Oregon) says: “Its better to get the DBS surgery done sooner than later”. “By later what do you mean Dr.?” “Two or three years down the road”. “So you are saying I need this surgery done…
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Where do these "off the wall" titles come from?
Sunday November 15, 2014 From an “off the wall” person. How to Hike in Scree What kind of blog title is that? Carol Spins and Weaves? Finally out of the mud? What do these other blog titles mean? Naming the blogs has taken much energy and thought. This blog title jumped out at me after…
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Being called
10/26/15 Perhaps my choice of seating at church this Sunday is a precursor to my future physical abilities. The second row on the left front is informally reserved for a group of senior ladies, some of which have health issues. That’s where I sat, right there in the second pew with these longtime matrons…
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What to keep and what to let go
What to keep and what to let go…. This afternoon I spent a little time in the disastrous “South Room” of our house. Once upon a time it was a lovely room with wicker furniture and thriving plants. Currently it is inhabited by piles of paperbacks, shelves of speech materials most ancient but some new,…
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The Last Entry….home
Portland International Airport passport control and immigration were a puzzle to me. Of course the confusion contributed to my anxiety level as I had a limited amount of time to get to my Seaport air flight home. We disembarked at the International flight terminal and walked into a large room where all passengers…
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Acknowledgements
Bikers (as in motorcyclists) acknowledge each other in passing. You see the subtle wave between the oncoming biker and the one you are following in your car. There is a connection between those who are out on the road, feeling that engine roar or purr (depending on the bike) beneath them. Cyclist (as in bicyclists)…
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When Your Pants Fall Down ( winter Spring 2015)
I rode the single out today. It was 60 degrees with a mild wind. I spent some time at the bike store wondering if I am ready for an upgrade. The nearby high school was letting out for the day and traffic was picking up so I pedaled on with dreams of disc brakes and…
The Ribbon of Road Ahead
One Woman's Remarkable Journey with Parkinson's Disease by CAROL CLUPNY