Author Archives: Eric Slominski

What version of self do I get today? The one that is confident and self assured? Or the one that can’t walk and never knows what to say? I often wonder how much more I could accomplish. If i wasn’t waging a war with my mind with my body as an accomplice. I stumble IContinue reading “In my head”

What if someone truly powerful got Parkinson’s? What would happen if Superman got Parkinson’s?

Someday in the very near future I’m going to have a “celebration of movement”. Yet I’d like to be careful how I cultivate perceptions of Parkinson’s by doing so. What I’ve chosen to do on that day is ride my mountain bike 10 miles to a climbing gym (within 1 hr). Deadlift 450lbs (there’s aContinue reading “Parkinson’s Awareness”

Like anything else in life, Parkinson’s get’s old. Having it can wear on you. Day in and day out, Parkinson’s this, Parkinson’s that. It’s always on my mind because….it’s basically always in my face, making me uncomfortable or in outright pain. Did you know that I recently forgot how to walk? Yep, I travelled forContinue reading “Old Friends New Resolve”

Parkinson’s causes a host of troubling, difficult, and downright awful symptoms that worsen over time. Living well with Parkinson’s is dependent on a variety of factors. As the disease inevitably progresses some People with Parkinson’s (PwP) choose to live with a purpose. When five relative strangers from all over the country convened in Oaxaca MexicoContinue reading “Oaxaca”

Yesterday afternoon I was enjoying a bike ride along the side of the road when a passerby in a truck decided he had a message for me. “Faggot!” he screamed as he roared past. I was of course jolted out of my revelry, nearly crashing the bike. Why did this gentlemen decide it would beContinue reading “Things That Disappoint Me About Humans”

I just got back from a weeklong vacation in Maui with my wife and two boys! We had a great time! You would never know it from looking at the great vacation pictures but, the trip was not without its challenges. Having Parkinson’s disease made it a bit extra challenging in several ways. Read onContinue reading “Vacationing with Parkinson’s”

I’ve tended to preferentially highlight my good days living with this shitty disease. I mean, who really wants to write about a bad day, or a negative experience or shudder…admit to some kind of weakness. Just why is that? Well, I think that we feel judged by the world. Sometimes, we’re our own biggest critics.Continue reading “Bad Days”

It’s been a little over three and a half years since being diagnosed. As I think back on those first miserable days, almost seemingly unbearable. I spent weeks on-end shut away from the world and grieving. In a future for me, I was not believing. I’m not ready to be old! Damn you Parkinson’s! MakingContinue reading “Possibilities”

It is now well accepted that exercises of many kinds are beneficial for People with Parkinson’s (PwP). I am not an expert in the field as I am not a licensed physical therapist nor have I formal training in treating movement disorders . However, I do have Pd and have turned to Recreational Movements* (RMs)Continue reading ““Exercise” for Person’s with Parkinson’s”