I don't know if this will help anyone, but if just one it will be worth the
telling.

I haven't (really) walked for years.  I just kinda got there.  Then I
discovered by accident that if I walk very fast, very long strides, and
swing my walking stick on my 'good' side, I can actually walk again.  I
still can't walk slow though!  I have no idea why it works, but suspect it
has something to do with rhythm.
Walter
PS  I'm up to half a mile on good days, and as an added bonus, get to wave
to all the mothers taking their kids to school.  (We live on a narrow dirt
road, so when they come flying by I have to move off the road.  This also
gives me a chance to stop and get some much needed air).  Getting all those
smiles that early in the day also helps.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Exercise... runnung ??? / Small Losses & Carpe Diem


> I, too, can no longer run. In my case, it is not such a
> loss, as I was never good at it, anyway. On bad days,
> walking is a chore; I drag around my right side and look
> and feel like Quasimodo. Instead of chopping wood and using
> a chainsaw, I mop floors and pick up after the dogs for
> exercise. I shudder to think what havoc me and a chainsaw
> could produce, although in another life (pre-PD)I used to
> be damned good at chopping wood. We are still waiting for
> the leaves to turn here in Connecticut. They are
> uncharacteristically late this year, but they promise to be
> glorious. I think life is a series of small losses, which
> the Parkinson's accelerates, so my friend Michel gives sage
> advice when he tells us to seize the day. It is a beautiful
> October morning, the roadside stands I pass on  my way to
> my now part-time job will be piled with pumpkins, I am
> wearing my favorite red sweater, and life is good. If this
> is the autumn of my life, I plan to enjoy it.
> Carole Hercun
> 55/51/(?)37
> BTW, I love to read your posts...such evocative word
> pictures.
>

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