I'm an amateur one - but not very goood - is that de - creative ? ;)
Quoting Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]>:

> Thanks for this, Ray, Carol.  I've been a professional musician for 35+
> years.  Diagnosed at age 47, 9 yrs ago, now, I'm not the whiz-kid I used to
> be, but I still love playing with the band, and I do well enough to fool
> most of the people, most of the time.  It's my main employment as well as a
> great outlet for me, and I encourage all to become more involved with the
> creative arts.  It's great to create!  And to be able to express yourself in
> fulfilling ways, even tho the world seems to ignore our common difficulty,
> that's what keeps me from going stark raving bonkers!
> 
> Enjoy!
> Rick McGirr
> 
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> Parkinson Creativity
> By carol
> 
> 
> Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS 
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> 
> You probably already know about Parkinson's disease, this is how the word 
> Parkinson is understood often. However, Parkinson is not all about the 
> disease or the disease-causing pathogen.
> 
> There is also a connection between Parkinson and creativity.
> 
> Perhaps you also have not heard of a Parkinson community, but there is 
> actually such. The worldwide Parkinson community had a meeting in the month 
> of February of year 2006 at the World Parkinson Congress 2006, which took 
> place for five days in the Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
> 
> The reason for their unavoidable meeting was to be able to bring the entire 
> Parkinson community together to share, review, teach and learn about 
> Parkinson's disease, otherwise known with the shortcut name of PD.
> 
> They also learn and discuss the latest advances in research, care and 
> treatment regarding PD.
> 
> The World Parkinson Congress showcased hopeful and recent research, allied 
> health professional procedures, and clinical practices, best care 
> initiatives, support groups and activities, networking and imaginative 
> initiatives, and advocacy that are geared to support the person who is 
> living, or rather, suffering from Parkinson's disease and also the very 
> loyal caregivers who help those who are sick with it to so much extent.
> Now where does creativity step in in all of these? Many of those who are 
> diagnosed with Parkinson's disease have found unique ways to rise above its 
> impact so that they can produce very beautiful works of art, like music, 
> visual arts, writing, dance, drama, web design and craft.
> 
> The creativity of these people is very outstanding, and not just that, they 
> also get to help other people who are in dire need, like those patients who 
> are very loving of music, patients who are so into writing, those who love 
> to act either in front of an audience or just plain acting, those who seem 
> to be boneless because of utter grace in dancing, those who have such 
> skillful hands for molding those different forms and crafts, and also those 
> who are more intact with technology, the web designers.
> 
> Parkinson Creativity surely serves a therapeutic purpose, and this 
> therapeutic purpose is, indeed, evident throughout the whole program.
> Parkinson creativity is believed to have quite an impact on one's quality of
> 
> life.
> 
> It is not final to stop enjoying life just because a disease is hovering 
> over your head. Parkinson's disease should serve as an inspiration, and most
> 
> definitely not as a hindrance.
> 
> One of the components of the WPC was the Creativity and Parkinson's, which 
> is a beautiful and organized exhibition of artwork made by the people who 
> are diagnosed with the disease.
> 
> They provided a comprehensive, rich and very inspirational message to all 
> the participants and also gave tangible evidence that creativity can, 
> indeed, affect one's perception of life's quality.
> 
> The impact that artwork poses and, also, the artist's statements will act as
> 
> fuel to enable people to study more about the creative process and the 
> therapeutic value of creativity.
> 
> Basically, Parkinson creativity is a therapeutic kind of creativity that not
> 
> only helps those who are sick with Parkinson's disease, but also those who 
> are in need of entertainment, develop sharper critical thinking and love of 
> art.
> 
> If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for 
> visiting!
> 
> Rayilyn Brown
> Director AZNPF
> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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