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Pokie's Journey to 2009
What a Game Parkinson's Is......
Posted by:
charlene pryor on
May 27, 2009 at
11:09AM CST
This Parkinson's Disease really keeps one on their toes if you have any hope of keeping up with it. Everyday is a whole new ball game but their are no time outs to regroup. Every inning is intense and suspense activated. If Joe Parker is the Pitcher, he's the best the coach can send in..I pray for a slow ball and he pitches a curve. I pray just to hit the ball and maybe make it to first. He pitches that curve , I strike and I'm out for that inning. Now if I am a good player, which I am. I square off my shoulders and walk proudly away. When my next time at bat comes up, I give him my evil face and hope it will scare him. I keep my Parkinson's eye on him and my good eye on God and swing with everything I have. I'm not an Albert P. but somewhere in my brain I think I might be if given a chance and me and the ball connect. I cannot run but I head for first and they fumble the ball somewhere in left field. With my head down and one arm swinging, I am repeating, "I think I can, I think I can.".....Hell has no fury like a sixty two year old grandmother on a mission and I make it...huffing and puffing all the way.
As the inning progresses, more of my teammates follow the batting order and strike out and then up steps "Big Albert" to the plate. All eyes are on Albert and I can not think for the pounding in my ears. It's that old curve ball BUT Albert goes for it and connects and it's gone.!.....Joe Parker watches as I stumble across home base with Albert in close pursit yelling"Go Parkinson's.....Go For the Cure" and we win in the ninth two to nothing...What a dream...huh? love Pokie
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A description of my journey to the 2009 Parkinson's Unity Walk in 2009, including interesting stories and bio's on our team members, our thoughts on our goals and dreams as we work toward our goal. We will be and currently are Team Patientslikeme.com. Our home is this website where we post daily. Our goal is to raise at least $25,000.00 this year for the cure.
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