Hi, i couldn't find my password for neurotalk. I am jingle belle and have been a member here off and on for many years. I recommend it all the time. Its one of the best out there I think. I tried to post a new poem on the creative part but without my password - I couldn't. I forgot - you don't allow posting immediately. or do you? anyway - i think I will just try to post it here since my med are wearing off and with them - my abilities.

getting to know me? i live in oregon usa, i was diag with parkinsons disease (pd) in 1988 at age of 37. i take sinemet & requip every 3 hrs. i co-facilitate a young onset pd support group, write poetry and have several friends that write on this site.


Antidote

Anything but smooth – the road in front of me,
like a snake is squeezing out my breath.
I pace. Lightheaded. In circles without a map.
Feeling a hollow in me that eludes definition -
As if gorging in sips could eliminate starvation.

Undeterred by banalities and cynicisms inherent
With misunderstandings all around me,
I am determined to encompass an enormous goal:
To nurture positive attitude fulfillment,
By taking daily infusions of laughter
and believing in the oxygen of hope.

The escalation of my plunge to death
Or un-involvement of empty shell, were made certain
Without the strength found in hope –

I seem to need to repeatedly learn
To find and embrace its pivotal role
In every choice I make

More than that, for me, it takes faith
To assimilate that hope that I need
To fill the hollow deficit of lack of dopamine
That has me locked up in a Parkinson’s Disease cave

Hope is my antidote.

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