Life through the Lens of Parkinson's
Parkinson's changes life. It's still life.
Between surgery and programming By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 66 Copyright 2026 I am between steps in my Deep Brain Stimulation process as I recover from the operations to install a probe in my brain and a battery in my chest. I am not able to take the next step of programming yet. I … Continue reading The DBS Dance
By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 65 Copyright 2026 When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease a lifetime ago, I was going to a local pool three days a week to do water exercise. When I shared my diagnosis with some of my friends there, one of the women said, "Is that one of those … Continue reading Thanks for the memories
"How can she make a square house for her toy monkey out of triangular building materials?" By Teresa Swartz Roberts Blog post 63 Copyright 2026 I watched my grandbaby for more than a week. It’s not that I was in charge of her—I’m not able to do that. But I was able to literally watch … Continue reading Limitless
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
