Discerning the Way
eBook - ePub

Discerning the Way

Lessons from Parkinson's Disease

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Discerning the Way

Lessons from Parkinson's Disease

About this book

This book recounts the author's experience of being diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease at the age of forty-eight and his first four years of living with this illness. With honesty and thoughtfulness, he reveals how Parkinson's has affected his life, which includes experiences of deeper and more authentic relationships; gaining new insights about time, priorities, and personal values; experiencing reconciliation with others and within himself; and benefitting from occasions for meaningful growth, greater wisdom, deeper gratitude, and lasting joy. These reflections are authentic, poignant, at times, humorous and heart-wrenching, and ultimately hopeful.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Chapter 1: Parkinson’s Eyes
  5. Chapter 2: A Marathon, Not a Sprint
  6. Chapter 3: Spiritually Muddled
  7. Chapter 4: A Stronger Voice
  8. Chapter 5: Crafting a Parkinson’s Story
  9. Chapter 6: Telling My Parents
  10. Chapter 7: Telling My Children
  11. Chapter 8: Telling My Boss
  12. Chapter 9: From Silence to Freedom
  13. Chapter 10: Friendship
  14. Chapter 11: Humanizing with Humor
  15. Chapter 12: Slowing Down
  16. Chapter 13: Misdiagnosed
  17. Chapter 14: Losing Your Doctor
  18. Chapter 15: The Importance of Beginnings
  19. Chapter 16: Talking Myself into Hope
  20. Chapter 17: A Man at the Lake
  21. Chapter 18: Power in Acceptance
  22. Chapter 19: Brooklyn, Central Park, and the Bird
  23. Chapter 20: Unfinished Spaces and Spiritual Things
  24. Chapter 21: A More Authentic Love
  25. Chapter 22: Choosing the Right Doctor
  26. Chapter 23: Sojourning with Loss
  27. Chapter 24: Getting to Grateful
  28. Chapter 25: How Did You Know?
  29. Chapter 26: Faces of Humanity
  30. Chapter 27: Lenses of Strength
  31. Chapter 28: Two Questions
  32. Chapter 29: We Have Our ShIt and Each Other
  33. Chapter 30: Dear Ozzy, Keep Dreaming!
  34. Chapter 31: On the Clock
  35. Chapter 32: Going Public
  36. Chapter 33: Embracing the Suck
  37. Chapter 34: Pandemics and Loneliness
  38. Chapter 35: The Back of the Sanctuary
  39. Chapter 36: Life by the Hour
  40. Chapter 37: A Letter to My Daughter on Determination
  41. Chapter 38: Tires and Tests
  42. Chapter 39: Drive, Dignity, and Dreams
  43. Chapter 40: A New Normal?
  44. Chapter 41: Let Tomorrow Come Tomorrow
  45. Chapter 42: Why I Prefer Illness to Disease
  46. Chapter 43: A Time to Talk
  47. Chapter 44: Seasons of My Young-Onset Parkinson’s
  48. Chapter 45: Imperfect People
  49. Chapter 46: A Teacher
  50. Chapter 47: Healing Before Curing
  51. Chapter 48: A Letter to My Daughter on Resilience
  52. Chapter 49: Stepping Up to the Plate
  53. Chapter 50: One Thing
  54. Chapter 51: Aesop and Moses
  55. Chapter 52: Friendships, Old and New
  56. Chapter 53: A Hopeful Future
  57. Chapter 54: My Favorite Day
  58. Bibliography