"What I'm trying to do in my life now is not define myself or let Parkinson's define who I am. I'm just choosing to focus on other activities and family and friends ... and learning how to impact and possibly change and hoping to reverse some of the symptoms — and that's through [meditation] and reading and exercise and painting."
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"I LOVE to walk for my health, to get out with my dog, have some "awww" moments looking at nature and put me in a good, calm mood." "I only have one body and I want to keep myself mobile, happy, and healthy so I can enjoy the activities I love to do!" “[I] appreciate being able to the exercise in the quiet of the outdoors. We [my husband and I] have lovely trails near our house and we went out daily as soon as it was light, before other tasks claimed our attention and energy. My theory being that prioritizing [Urban] poling over house and yard work would allow me to regain the energy needed [after illness] to take on those tasks as well. That is exactly what happened….we continue to use our poles to make further gains in our fitness.” “I love running cause it will make you stronger.” “At first, I ran for my daughter, and I loved it. But after a while, I started running by myself as well… "I tried to give blood but was turned away due to high blood pressure. This was new to me... I went to the doctor and he told me I was on my way to medication if I didn’t do something. That was not an acceptable answer to me, so I decided to do something about it. I started working out and using MyFitnessPal on March 1, 2014...
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