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Happy Anniversary

Anniversaries are usually happy and joy filled.  They are also times for reflecting back over the past year.  Well here it is.  I am coming upon the second anniversary of my PD diagnosis.  That day two years ago was anything but happy and joy filled.  It was terrifying and fear filled.   My first year of PD was a very bumpy rollercoaster with many more out of control twists and turns than I would have liked but this second year has leveled out and there have even been some very happy high points. During this past year, I became a certified Rock Steady Boxing coach and  a Parkinson's Ambassador.  I also started this website and blog. I have embarked on a mission to let others know that having PD isn't the end of the world and you CAN do something about it.   I did not choose to get on this rollercoaster but I am on it anyways so I am going to make the most of it.  Although I am still fairly early on in my journey, here are a few things that I have learned (so far) along the way: