More About Exercise

I was thinking, "Oh no, I probably need to up my dosage on the meds… I don't want to…what should I do?"

The month of December was filled with wonderfulness. My studio activities were finished so I could enjoy the pleasures of Christmas. All month I socialized, cooked (and ate), decorated, sang and played, and enjoyed entertainments with family and friends - really the nicest of Christmases. But by the end of the month there were more and more times I found myself shuffling along, not moving the way I would hope, and others noticed it too.

So, what had I NOT been doing? Exercising, of course. Again, back to the gym. After the first gentle yoga class I had taken in about a month, I felt the difference. I came home and though it was past my noon dose by a couple of hours, I was not exhibiting any of the symptoms of PD. I felt fluid, mobile, and better than I had in weeks.

How soon one forgets.

Moon With Many Clouds;
pastel 1980 (?), owned by John Carpenter