Being cooped up in the house during the Covid Pandemic of 2020, led me to pursue some new hobbies, one of which was watercolor painting. Having very limited artistic ability, I started making cartoons out of blobs of paint. My process is evolving over time, I have added some digital art to the mix. Some pieces have watercolor mixed with digital elements and some are fully digital created in Photoshop. These cartoons have become a journal of my days living with Parkinson's.
I recently lost a good friend. Never would I have imagined that I would become such good buddies with a man old enough to be my dad. I met Tom over seven years ago in a Rock Steady Boxing class. I entered class as a shy, teary-eyed, newly diagnosed mess who didn't like to sweat and had never boxed. Tom quickly took me under his wing, introduced me to the movers and shakers in the local Parkinson's community and eventually recognized a potential in me to further help the community. Within a year, with the encouragement of Tom and others, I became a certified Rock Steady coach. Tom and I would go to the same conferences and seek out the newly diagnosed. Ever the salesman, Tom would ask me if I "closed the deal," meaning, did I convince someone to come to an exercise class or attend a support group. Tom knew the benefits of attending these groups and he wanted everyone else to know also. He just wanted everyone to live the best life possible, even while living
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