Hal and I have been swimming this summer, in a friend’s pool, and it has become a kind of haven for us. It’s nestled on the edge of Fairmount Park, surrounded by woods on one side. There are blue and white striped cabanas and comfortable chaise lounges, a field of grass instead of concrete. The… Read more »

I drop him off at 9 in the morning and pick him up at 3 in the afternoon. He spends the day playing baseball, boxing, walking, dancing the mambo. He’s given lunch and a snack, a complimentary insulated water bottle with his name on it. A physical therapy student is assigned to be at his… Read more »

Hal and I recently saw the PBS documentary “Capturing Grace” by Dave Iverson, who is also known for the documentary “My Father, My Brother and Me” about his family’s battle with Parkinson’s. “Capturing Grace” is about Dance for PD, a dance program started by the Mark Morris Dance Company in New York for people with… Read more »

We are sitting in the special assistance section of Penn Station, surrounded by a Lucite fence with a steel railing. We have a receptionist at the entrance and then another receptionist just for our section. Red caps are in attendance. We are waiting for our train back to Philadelphia, surrounded by a sea of empty… Read more »

The third grade at the Baldwin School, on the mainline of Philadelphia, has been studying poetry and Parkinson’s this spring. When their teacher, Ms. Maria Berger, read my op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer about poetry and Parkinson’s (see previous post), she asked if we might come visit them to read some poetry and talk about… Read more »