Shakin' All Over
In the Parkinson's world everyone is wired differently. There are so many symptoms and side effects that you'll have a hard time finding someone exactly like you. It's like DNA.
It's said that about 30% of Parkinson's patients do not have the tremors associated with this disease. I was in that group. Keyword was.
I probably still am in that group but my hands are a lot less steady than they were a year ago. It leads to episodes like these that I'm about to describe.
I recently wrote a piece about an incident at Whole Foods. A display was knocked over and wine bottles were broken. Over the weekend, I returned to the scene of the crime.
Saturday morning, I was in Whole Foods- Evanston. This location makes their own fruit juice drinks. All different kinds of fruit combinations and flavors.
They had self serve samples and you know I love samples. I was getting ready to drink one when my hand started twitching. Orange juice all over the floor and on me. I actually had OJ in my eye. Burned, too!! Good thing I wasn't wearing my contacts.
Episode number two occurred on Sunday morning. It was a cool morning and I decided to take a walk. I started in Lincoln Park and it ended at Whole Foods-Lakeview. Home of the wine disaster from last week.
The walk was 3 1/2 miles and included a short stop for tea and juice. First stop in the store was bathroom.
I'm standing at the urinal conducting business when I suddenly lost control of my left hand. The good news- that hand was free so nothing was splashing anywhere. The bad news- I hit myself in the face, knocked off my glasses, which landed in the stall to my left. The best news- No one was in the stall so I was able to get my glasses easily and didn't have to explain what happened to anyone.
Thank God for small favors!!!
So what does this all mean??
a.) it's just another thing to tell my new neurologist on Tuesday...more on that tomorrow.
b.) it's apparent that I'm becoming dangerous to be let out in the public. Keep me away from Whole Foods.....but oh those samples.