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Wednesday 26 May 2021

Another claim to a cure for PD!

In his essay/advertisement "I used to suffer Parkinson's". Steve Peterson gives a surprisingly good account of Parkinson's from onset (causes) on through classic symptoms to how he cured himself of PD.  Part of this is worth reading, especially if you are a newbie.

 

In the end, it is just a story to flog a book called "The Parkinson’s Protocol" for $49.00.  I have never read the book, as impressive as it appears. but if, as suggested by Steve, following the author's protocol will lead to cure, I never will read it!

 

At the moment, THERE ARE NO CURES.  Got that??? On May 23, 2021, Parkinson's  cannot be cured

 

Having been diagnosed in 2011, I am confident of that statement.

 

I think I am upper stage 2 or lower stage 3, but I am also confident that I have a few good years left and I will tell you why and it won't cost you $49.00.

 

Here goes.

 

The reasons my PD is on the slow track are due to:

 

     1.   taking my pills as prescribed by the neuro

     2.   exercise (moderate 2 - 3 hours a week)

     3.   positive thinking

 

Yes. "positive thinking".  Never doubt its power.

Monday 24 May 2021

IN CANADA, THERE IS NO IMPEACHMENT POWER

We change premiers ( leader of the party with the most seats in the legislature) only through elections and, guess what.....provincial premiers have a right to call elections whenever they please, so long as the election occurs within at least five years of the last one.

Why is this such a bad thing?  The current premier of Manitoba is Brian Pallister who, inspite of winning the last 2 provincial elections, has the lowest approval rating of any premier in Canada, according to a May online survey by the Angus Reid Institute.  Given his popularity, what are the chances of Pallister calling an election any time soon?  

His grip on the province is somewhat like trumps grip on the southern states.  In fact, he governs using Trump's approach...my way or the highway.  His "policies" stink of a benificial dictator.  

And that is the reason why Manitoba is the "HOT SPOT" in north America for Covid-19.  His approach is if he doesn't like something he will come up with a directive to bring it in line. He has no view of the entire problem, just a reaction to the latest problem without understandings of the ridiculous situations created by his reaction.

For example:

The problem-----the long weekend is approaching and people are going to want to get out of the house and, God forbid, have parties.

His solution----we will forbid non-household people associating (with exceptions) for the duration of the month.  One exception is that one person per household can enter a grocery store.  The absurdity of this "policy" was pointed out by Winnipeg's Mayor, Brian Bowman, who decried that under this restriction, his wife would not be able to go for a go for a jog with a friend but they could shop for groceries at the same time.

 I know many people would be upset but I think the policy should be a complete shut down (except for essentials) for at least 3 weeks with an all-out drive to vaccinate every citizen.

It should be done soon, before the virus mutates into a form that is unaffected by by the vaccine.

Now we hear Pallister has the audacity to blame the Whitehouse for our problems. That is fodder for another entry.

Sick!

What has this got to do with PD?

You figure it out.

 “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein







    

Wednesday 12 May 2021

STEPPING BACK IN TIME

I am doing fine;  slightly off balance every so often, a few falls but nothing too serious. Things seem to be stable 11 years after diagnosis (and about 3 years before diagnosis) so I thought I would revisit the past when I was less accepting of my dark shadow.


TUESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2011

Karate Duck

People have told me they are worried about getting parkinson's. Don't be. In Canada, your chances of being a victim of this disease are less than 0.3%, slightly better than your chances of being kicked to death by a duck.






However, your chances of being a victim of PD increase if:

1. you have red hair
2. you are male
3. you are >60
4. you are Amish (in which case, you are probably not reading this)
5. you have a close relative with PD
6. you have suffered a head trauma at some point(s) in your life
7. you are caucasian
8. you are a junkie

There are many other weird and wild statistics, but still, I wouldn't worry about PD - unless your hand is doing a 2-step. Then, go see a doctor.

By the way, if you are a black haired, drinker and smoker, your chances of being a victim are reduced; but, then you have to worry about these little beauties: cirrhosis, emphysema and lung cancer.

Take the advice of Alfred E. Neuman..."What, me worry?"