https://lensofparkinsons.blog/2026/03/23/limitless/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/monkey.jpgMonkey"How can she make a square house for her toy monkey out of triangular building materials?"2026-03-23T16:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2025/09/28/unicorns-and-rainbows/2025-09-28T15:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2025/08/05/i-owe-you-one-or-a-dozen/2026-01-29T16:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2024/10/29/come-with-me-if-you-want-to-live/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/terminator-2336068251-e1730229775158.jpegterminatorhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/web-capture_5-2-2022_10150_www.roomstogo.com_.jpegWeb capture_5-2-2022_10150_www.roomstogo.com2024-10-29T19:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2024/08/04/my-honey-my-care-partner/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/8196846203039086137.jpg-81968462030390861372024-08-11T11:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2024/04/28/other-grandma/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/readingedited.jpgreadingeditedhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/fb_img_1710838932145.jpgFB_IMG_17108389321452024-04-28T17:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/blog-list/2024-03-03T03:12:58+00:00weekly0.6https://lensofparkinsons.blog/2024/03/01/the-clean-plate-club/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/felicitycleanplate.jpgFelicitycleanplate2024-03-01T19:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2023/11/07/a-sense-of-place/2024-03-01T18:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2023/06/17/pride-and-shame/2024-03-01T18:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2023/03/21/whats-wrong/2024-03-01T18:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2023/01/24/the-world-should-go-on/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/grandmashirleyjonah.jpgGrandmaShirleyJonahGrandma Shirley and Jonahhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/grandmaswartzjonah.jpgGrandmaSwartzJonahGrandma Swartz and Jonah2024-03-01T18:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/09/25/life-through-the-lens-of-parkinsons/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200925_152256-e1601065555406.jpg20200925_1522562022-11-29T00:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2022/11/17/on-finding-poetry/2022-11-18T01:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2022/09/18/working/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cart.jpgCart2022-09-18T15:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2022/08/19/big-brother-gordon/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/marine-gordon.jpgMarine GordonGordon's eyes were not smiling.2022-08-21T14:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/12/09/miracles/2022-06-23T19:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2022/01/27/remembrance/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/public-library-e1643317789785.jpgpublic libraryOur family deals with challenges by learning. Information helps us process.2024-05-06T23:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2022/06/23/every-scar-tells-a-story/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6thgradeteresa-1.jpg6thgradeTeresahttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6thgradeteresa-e1656009445458.jpg6thgradeTeresaMy hair was the easiest way to cover my scar before it had healed enough to use makeup to hide it. I don't cover it up anymore.2023-03-13T02:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/05/31/once-a-fat-kid-always-a-fat-kid/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/teresa3rdgrade.jpgTeresa3rdgradehttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210524_115330-e1622398749534.jpgSelfie in pandemicNo filters. I am thinner than I have been since I stopped growing when I was 21. But I still have a Fat Kid inside.2022-02-13T16:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/04/30/yay-parkinsons-still/2022-02-13T15:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/02/14/are-you-wearing-pants/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pants-e1613331285203.jpgpantsThe only painting I've done since the pandemic started was to put a pair of jeans on The Boy. He's the only one in this house who has worn hard pants.2022-02-09T19:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/01/25/use-it-or-lose-it/2022-02-09T19:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/11/29/the-jetsons-got-it-right/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/remotes.jpgRemotes I press buttons all day long.2022-02-09T19:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/10/28/watermelons-and-the-walker-tango/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/walker-2-e1603932678776.jpgwalkerMy walker is a wheelbarrow, wagon, dessert cart, shopping cart, magic carpet... When I am behind my walker, the world looks more manageable.https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/walker-1-e1603932309570.jpgwalker2022-02-09T18:56:21+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/07/08/a-perfect-storm/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/storm-e1639067997664.jpgStormPerfectionism is not all it's cracked up to be. I admire imperfection.2022-02-02T21:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/07/09/if-the-shoe-fits/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shoes.jpgshoesShoes matter. I rock the New Balance Velcro 813s now. I am happy that I have that option. If you are buying shoes for someone with Parkinson's or any mobility or communication issues, I offer some tips.2022-02-02T16:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/08/15/on-inadequacy/2021-12-21T01:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/07/19/the-boy-gets-married/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cake-topper.jpgcake topperMy son's wedding has me nostalgic for mine. Our chubby bride and groom cake topper has lasted through 36 years and 13 moves.2021-12-20T17:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/06/22/under-the-mask/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/masks-003-e1592850102833.jpgMasks 003I wear a cloth mask to pick up groceries. I wear the Parkinson's Mask all the time.https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/masks-002.jpgMasks 002https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/masks-001.jpgMasks 0012021-12-09T17:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/05/22/almost-ready/2021-12-09T17:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/04/23/i-put-on-a-bra-today/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/quicksand-e1587663755661.jpgQuicksandI learned how to get out of quicksand from 1960s TV. Nowadays, you can find the article "How to Get Out of Quicksand," complete with illustrations, on wikiHow. Quicksand has turned out to be more of a metaphorical problem for me than a physical one.2021-12-09T17:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/03/17/hula-hooping/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hula-hoop-2.jpgHula Hoop (2)With Parkinson's, hula-hooping has come full circle for me.2025-08-17T20:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/02/29/on-the-way-down/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/eggs-e1583023792183.jpgeggsWhen I started falling, I felt fragile as an egg. I held onto this blog post for a year until I was ready to share it. A new med regimen and extensive use of a walker have kept me vertical for long enough that I no longer feel pre-broken.2021-12-09T17:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/08/26/good-decision/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210824_223533_resized.jpg20210824_223533_resized2021-12-09T16:55:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2020/01/16/the-last-time-i-saw-her/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/elephant-e1579022640596.jpgElephantShe didn't like photos of herself, so I'll respect that and post this sweet elephant to represent her political viewpoint. l miss her. I didn't know that the last time I saw her would be the last time I saw her.2021-11-21T16:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/12/18/outta-the-way-monkey-fighters/2021-11-04T18:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/11/25/regrets-ive-had-a-few/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/celtic-cross-e1574482789984.jpgCeltic CrossMy religion allows me to lay my regrets at the foot of the cross. Even so, I cling to them.2021-11-04T18:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/11/11/live-local-late-breaking/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/clock.jpgClockTime is at the center of news. It's also at the center of life with Parkinson's.2021-11-04T18:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/10/28/secret-visitors/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cat-e1572231052102.jpgCatThe commercial describes secret visitors, including a cat, who are hallucinations. The ad has been replaced by one a little less offensive, but we still mute or change the channel when it appears because of the damage done with the first commercial.2021-11-04T18:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/10/14/hi-im-teresa-and-i-am-a-compulsive-overeater/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bunny-e1571540113847.jpgBunnyFor me, chocolate is a food group.https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/chocolate-bunny-e1571014157246.jpgChocolate bunnyFor me, chocolate is a food group.2021-10-30T15:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/09/30/to-you-with-love/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019-09-29-2.png2019-09-29 (2)2022-05-20T13:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/09/16/i-lied-to-my-mother/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mother-e1568572556154.jpgMotherI loved Mother dearly, and I am sorry about the lies I told her -- some of the lies I told her.2021-10-30T15:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/09/02/practical-parkinsons/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blueicon.jpgblueiconImage from The Accessible Icon Project2022-05-20T14:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/10/26/oh-fudge/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fudge.jpgFudge2021-11-04T14:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/08/19/hypertext-theater/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/snapple-e1565460697360.jpgSnapple2021-10-09T14:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/08/05/parkinsons-ninja/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hootie-e1565052532919.jpgHootieNow I'm a night owl.2021-09-26T13:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/07/22/a-dose-of-reality/2021-09-26T13:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/06/24/i-cant/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/coopers-rock-e1561337210246.jpgCoopers Rock2021-09-25T15:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/06/11/its-time-we-started-thinking-about-disability/2021-09-25T15:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/05/27/celebrations/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/belize-e1558298153404.jpgBelizeWe waited 10 years for a real honeymoon, a quick trip to southern Belize, where we stayed above a Chinese restaurant called the Miramar.2021-09-13T14:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/05/20/the-magic-words/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/teresa-1st-grade-e1556391341203.jpgTeresa 1st gradeThis little girl was learning that the world is full of different people. She didn't understand hate. She still doesn't.2021-09-11T15:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/05/13/may-the-swartz-be-with-you/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bookshelf-e1555037424896.jpgbookshelfWe have turned our dining room into a library, well-stocked with science fiction and fantasy. We are proud nerds.2021-09-11T15:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/05/06/riding-the-river/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/river-e1555124773181.jpgriverMy family's canoe trip on the Androscoggin River in Maine is a precious memory. I think that's why I chose it as my first subject for learning to paint. Rivers are ideal metaphors for life.2021-09-11T15:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/25/the-beat-goes-on/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sleigh-head-drive-e1555258052662.jpgSleigh Head DriveI am content to have stunning views in my memory. Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, gave me this one. More endearing to the memory is the company of a friend celebrating being cancer-free.2021-09-11T15:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/22/no-contest/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/meds-e1555211640654.jpgmedsRefusing to accept help or use a cane or other accommodation makes as much sense as refusing to take my meds. I don't earn points through suffering.2021-09-11T15:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/18/i-am-struggling-with-being-a-bitch-in-bible-study/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lion-and-lamb-e1555122489295.jpgLion and lambI mean to be a lamb at Bible study, but I often end up being a lion.2021-09-11T15:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/15/it-was-impossible-to-ignore-muhammad-ali/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bag-e1555121197850.jpgbagBoxing is an effective exercise for people with Parkinson's (PWPs). I can't think about boxing without a mental nod to Ali. 2021-09-11T14:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/11/ever-try-to-pull-on-a-wet-bathing-suit/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/pool-e1554776046955.jpgpoolThe county pool near my home serves as a center for exercise, stress relief, and social interaction. I have more bathing suits than I did when I was a teenager.2023-04-09T20:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/01/happy-anniversary-or-yay-parkinsons/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cake-e1554254835473.jpgcakeMy diagnosis was a lot to take in all at once. Now I celebrate each day. It's better one bite at a time -- or shared.2021-09-11T14:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/08/the-negative-spaces/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/weights-e1554577086887.jpgweightsLifting weights taught me a new definition for the word "negative."https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bed-e1554431284404.jpgBed2021-09-11T14:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/04/my-new-normal/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/from-my-chair-e1554350544712.jpgFrom my chairThe view from my chair is comforting. I find peace in sameness.2021-09-11T14:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2019/04/29/good-question/https://lensofparkinsons.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/xray-e1555687909658.pngxrayI blamed my total knee replacement surgery for switching on my Parkinson's gene, but I realize now that I already had Parkinson's symptoms when I had the operation. I wanted to find a reason, a culprit.2021-09-06T15:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blog/2021/04/01/blooming/2021-04-07T14:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lensofparkinsons.blogdaily1.02026-03-23T16:39:55+00:00