At 52, Cheryl Majeske is not letting Parkinson’s disease — or anything else, for that matter — slow her down. She competes in triathlons as an individual and on teams. When she’s not working on cardiovascular training, Majeske does strength training. Complete Story

Here is the website for IBM merchandise – company is American Identity

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There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that He was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.

It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. ” A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.

They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.”

National Friendship Week

Come and join thousands in Manhattan’s beautiful Central Park on Saturday, April 29, 2006 (rain or shine) for an event-filled day at the 12th Parkinson’s Unity Walk.

Where 100% of all donations goes directly to research.

The Parkinson’s Unity Walk is the largest grassroots fundraiser for Parkinson’s research in the community. Since 1994, families, friends, caregivers, and major Parkinson’s foundations have gathered once a year to unify the common goal of finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

For more information visit unitywalk.org

The man in pictures

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I have to tell you that the Vagina Monologues was a huge success! We played to a full house on Thursday and an overflowing house on Friday – they were sitting in the aisles and on the floor near the stage. I never expected that many people to show up. We really did a good job ‘hitting the beat’ with out lines and monologues. I can’t believe it came together so well in just 4 rehearsals.

I will do it again if I make the cut. It truly was an amazing emotional experience!

I want to thank all those who came to see the show and I hope everyone will plan to see this if they haven’t already.

Hugs to you all!

Kathleen Bence

The current research on exercise and PD is looking at making BIG amplitude movements and cycling with a fast cadence. Proposals for grant money are being submitted and you can see a synopsis at these sites.

http://www.pedalingforparkinsons.org/files/PFP%20Research.htm

http://www.pdasd.org/site/index.asp?DL=7246&page=100405

HGTV.com hired Dennis and crew to paint a brand new dream home in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains. Look for the Den in the videos. Here is the link.

Christopher Bence on Tour. Here is a little taste of what I am doing for the holidays. It’s all about the kids!