Living with Parkinson’s, loving the outdoors
Ideas and tips for those with PD who want to move well and stay active
Hello!
I’m Colleen, an outdoors enthusiast living with Parkinson’s.
It’s a progressive disease, but I’m still able to go hiking, my lifelong passion. Knock on wood, right?
Here, I offer tips and trail descriptions for hikers with PD and others who want to keep moving.
I also write about life with this disease, exercise, and what’s new out there. Click around, or use the search button, to find some inspiration!
LATEST POSTS
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In New Zealand, a rainy-day Taranaki Falls ‘walk’
It’s winter, and I miss hiking. I am wimping out on cold-weather treks more than ever. Could it be because of that body-temperature-regulation thing that plagues some people with Parkinson’s? Perhaps….
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I told my story; now here are a few from you
I have been working up a new feature on this blog, and it’s finally showing its faces. Yes, faces. They belong to readers with Parkinson’s disease who have some important things…
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My story (Part 3): Staying optimistic with Parkinson’s
Third in a series of posts taken from a motivational talk I gave at Neurobalance in Barrington, Illinois, a center that serves people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. The text…
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Unshakable Voices
A look at how real people with Parkinson’s hike, exercise, and stay active
Heather
St. Augustine, Florida
“My life is very busy, but I carve out time each day to focus on my health.”
