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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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of rayilynlee > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Parkinson Creativity > > Parkinson Creativity > By carol > > > Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS > feed for updates on this topic. > > 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 > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn