Life through the Lens of Parkinson's
Parkinson's changes life. It's still life.
Rainbows are introduced in the Bible as a sign from God. They symbolize hope and pride and little girl magic. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog Post 62 copyright 2025 Despite being a little girl at some point, I don’t believe in unicorns and rainbows. I’m not made of sugar and spice and everything nice. I … Continue reading Unicorns and Rainbows
By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 61 copyright 2025 Part I Our Meet Cute It’s time for me to write something about Frank. My soulmate. My soul. My Honey. It’s been three months since Frank passed. I’m doing the work of grieving. I don’t know what it’s supposed to look like. I only know what … Continue reading I owe you one–or a dozen
It's more than a meme to me. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog Post 60. Copyright 2024 “Come with me if you want to live.” This catchphrase was first uttered By Kyle Reese, a soldier from the future, in the 1984 film The Terminator. That’s the way I hear the voices of Parkinson’s sometimes. It’s as … Continue reading Come with me if you want to live
“Other Grandma says she loves me, and I think she does. She at least likes me because when she reads to me, she always lets me look at a page in my book as long as I like." By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog Post 58. Copyright 2024 Did you grow up with an Other Grandma? … Continue reading Other Grandma
The view from my chair is comforting. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog Post 56. Copyright 2023 The governor of Maine was on the screen of my family room TV in Metro Atlanta. But as I listened to her update the press about the shooter in the two terrible attacks in Lewiston, I didn’t hear the … Continue reading A Sense of Place
My walker represents independence to me, but to others it says there's something wrong with me. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog Post 54. Copyright 2023 The Boy was three when he first encountered a little person. The man was about my son's height, middle-aged with a larger head than my son's and smiling from a … Continue reading What’s wrong?
Grandma Swartz and Jonah by Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 53. Copyright 2023 “A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on."--Carl Sandburg Grandma Roberts and Jonah "A baby is God's opinion that I should go on."Soon-to-be Grandma Grandma Shirley and Jonah I wonder sometimes what my purpose is, why I continue. Like … Continue reading The World Should Go On
I find poetry in more places than my bookshelf. by Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 52. Copyright 2022 I was thinking about poetry when I started to dance. I have brilliant little bursts of ableness from time to time. When it happens, I try to get work done. Not today. Today I danced. Today the … Continue reading On Finding Poetry
A luggage cart, a plastic tote, and a couple of bungee cords, and I had a snow-resistant cart that I could roll all over campus. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 51. Copyright 2022 I was one of those people who always seem to be working. I would carry a briefcase and a stack of … Continue reading Working
I look for miracles everywhere. Otherwise, I'll never see them. By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 47. Copyright 2021 This blog post is about miracles. I use that word on a regular basis. I need to. I need to see the miracles in my life. I remember seeing an interview with Brandon Lee, who talked … Continue reading Miracles
Life through the Lens of Parkinson's 