My Parkinson's La La Land - A Survival Tactic?!

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Ай бұрын

I call this state of mind My Parkinson's La La Land for the reasons I discuss in the video. My Parkinson's La La Land is part of my mental health ninja, a survival tactic that helps me keep my head up and doing all I can to smile every day despite having this disease that's eating away at my brain. Thank you as always for watching and your comments!! ❤️
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@SDWP Ай бұрын

You deserve to be there just as much as any other person. I saw an interview with a guy who has Parkinson’s and does stand up comedy. He gets up there and makes all kinds of Parkinson’s jokes and everyone seems to enjoy themselves. By him doing that and you telling the poker players you have Parkinson’s, you’re also educating other people about it. It’s good for them to know that you can still get out and have fun despite the crazy movements. I vote you stay in la la land and live your best life.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Who's the comedian? I love hearing stories like that. I love playing poker so I will keep on playing for as long as I can....Thank you! And honestly, everyone at the tables I have played with have been really cool about it. But I have wondered lately how I might change the vibe, but should get back to the letting people see me out there and that you can still play poker with Parkinson's disease 🥰

@jnm.624 Ай бұрын

I would not subscribe if she didn't! She's awesome 😂

@JeremyMcdonald Ай бұрын

Love ya, Jenn!

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Love you too mister! ♥

@kathieb8104 Ай бұрын

Jennifer, I like your La La Land and my happy level goes up when I read whatever is your latest article.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Awe thank you!! ♥

@anthonylawlor2904 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posing this question, Jenn. Other individuals' response to us has to do with their ways of seeing the world and little to do with us. If a person is repulsed or frightened by seeing a person's tremor, dyskinesia or freezing gait it probably has triggered their fears of illness or mortality. That said, I can fall into a "La La Land" of worrying whether I will be able to walk across a room in public without my steps freezing. I can be by myself and walk perfectly well. A few moments later, I can encounter a group of people, my feet freeze and they are asking me if I need help. If I am understanding you, Jen, my La La Land is the space in my mind where I hide or get lost that triggers or intensifies my symptoms.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

I totally get the freezing feeling/fear when alone vs being around people. My La La Land is my happy place, where if I freeze, or am dyskinetic it's all good because I know if I panic or let it get to me it will make things worse. That's why I see it as a mental health tool to fight against those critical voices of ours that can bring us down ♥

@kendc4725 Ай бұрын

Another thought-provoking one! Knowing the whole landscape, but homesteading in la-la-land sure isn’t a bad idea. Spent last week on a beautiful sandy beach. When PD angst tried to bubble up, I’d breathe in the salt air, look around and decide to stay in the moment. Maybe my head was/is buried in a little of that sand, but that’s fine with me. So - I vote for you to press on with the poker tournament, if it’s what you’d like to do, so long as the stress is outweighed by the enjoyment of it. And, who really cares what others at the table think. You have Parkinson’s … and they’ll just have to deal (pun intended)!

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

LOL! I love puns and that's a brilliant one 🤣 Yay for you spending a week on a beautiful sandy beach! That's probably what I should be doing. I love playing poker tournaments, but admit they are a bit masochistic because few make it in the money, and even fewer to the final table. But it is an experience and challenge like no other!! 🥰

@alittlebitshaky Ай бұрын

“There is a pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know”. One of my favourite quotes and it’s from the 1600s. If La-La works, La-La is good. PS I’ve never played poker😬

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Oh my goodness is that a great quote!!! I la la love it!! ❤️ P.S. Poker is a great game, so good and so brutal sometimes. Not for everyone 🙃

@rogerokelley Ай бұрын

First of all. WOW. Thank you so much for the Golden Gate Bridge clip. Watched it on larger screen Tv. So thoughtful and I Loved it 🎉🎉. I remember the first time I went into a large store in my wheelchair. I held my head down and was like OMG what will others think seeing me? I had just as much right to be there as the next person. I later held my head up and pushed on through the crowd. You have as much right as the next person to go where you want to without worrying about others. You have wonderful qualities so NEVER hold back.Go share them with the world 🌎.

@SDWP Ай бұрын

Amen Roger! God Bless you

@rogerokelley Ай бұрын

@@SDWPThank you. You also.😉😉

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Awe thank you Roger and you are welcome! It's not that I worry about what other think but I am curious as to how it makes them feel....even so it won't stop me as long as I can still play : ) Thank you sooooo much for you kind words Roger ♥

@rogerokelley Ай бұрын

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@terrident4360 Ай бұрын

Jennifer, you should absolutely go to the poker tournament. You are positive and pleasant no bad energy coming from you. It sounds so exciting and sounds like you love it. Go and have a great time, it's Vegas!

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Thank you Terri! I am going and gonna play my A game. If I get wiggly, hot, and sweaty....Oh well! I can still kick butt 🙃 💕

@KristiJohnson-yo4hh Ай бұрын

My sister has Parkinson's, just turned 83 last week. I believe she's had it for years prior to being diagnosed. I recently moved her to the apartment beneath mine so I could help more. She's been dysregulated for so long, been trying to get her to keep a better schedule with consistent sleep, med times, senior day care 5 days a week- etc. It's quite stressful for both of us. Waiting for an appt with a movement specialist, hoping for DBS or focused ultrasound. The side effects of the meds are hard. Over the past five years with diet changes etc. she's dropped 137 pounds. If she does any sugar not close to a meal, she see's things that aren't there and argues with them. I finally got the day care people to honor the carb rule and it helps. Thanks for sharing your journey! I think my sister is doing a really good job of containing the terror she must feel.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Your sister is so lucky to have you! I know how stressful and overwhelming it is, but do your best to not let it get to you because as we all know, it does us no good. Yes your sister had it for years before her diagnosis. It takes many years for our dopamine producing neurons to die off and when physical/motor symptoms are seen it is estimated that 60%-80% have died. I hope you find a good MDS who has some options that will help your sister feel better! ❤

@KristiJohnson-yo4hh Ай бұрын

@@ParkinsonsWigglesProject - I keep pushing for more care, she's seeing a lymphedema specialist, would like to get her scheduled for Cranio-sacral therapy and get CSF moving again. PQQ is helping too. (supplement). I've been doing some gait training and educating her non-dominant had to write & color. She was an amazing artist & it seems to be transferring . Super clean diet, and I know immediately when she's had natural flavors, artificial sweeteners etc. at daycare. Dietary gets a call & a letter with receipt notice to sign to document. A recent study in 2023 had 7 or 8 pages of citations to document the link between PK and Alzheimer's and the plaque build up to insulin resistance and high carb diets. I went through a windshield in my 20's, closed TBI and was pretty much left to my own devices to recover and had to relearn so much. Frustration became my friend and signal that I was learning. I believe that our professionals are well meaning and dedicated, but few have ever had to recover. The nuance of the steps of the journey are lost, not recognized or considered. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself.

@staceyconroy1630 6 күн бұрын

In addition to this new journey, I was born legally blind and with albinism, I've had people staring my entire life, I've had people worry about me as I go downhill skiing or repelling off of a cliff face, or riding roller coasters. Just the other day I was having trouble crossing a street simply because there was a lot of two-way traffic, a gentleman stopped his van and got out to assist me, I let him and I thanked him. My point is not doing some thing because of the way other people view your reality only limits you. I often say that limitations are externally set before they are internally believed, don't let other people set your limitations. 😎🌴

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject 23 сағат бұрын

I just got back from the WSOP and got my first cash!! It was a small one but it's a BIG deal to actually cash, especially the first time and in such big fields. There was 10k or so players and I finished in 1109th place 🥰 I agree! We should set our own limitations, not others. Thank you for your comment ❤️

@ScottJWilson420 Ай бұрын

Hi new subscriber from Topeka. I noticed your Blind Tiger Brewery shirt on a2yr old video. Cool Diagnosed 8yrs ago at 61. Restarting sinemet after a 2yr hiatus. Enjoying your videos!!

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Hi Scott~ My hubby is from Topeka and every time I travel home with him I get my Blind Tiger on....I have three shirts and you might see me wearing in another video...I love love love that place! I am happy you found my channel and are enjoying my videos, thank you so much for subscribing, your comments and for watching! I hope your restarting C/L goes as you want and need it to....I couldn't function without it! 🥰

@ScottJWilson420 Ай бұрын

That is cool!! Blind Tiger is great. I live very close to it.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

@@ScottJWilson420 lucky you!!

@bonnieschwartz8087 Ай бұрын

Love being in PD La La land... totally get it. I am not there all the time, but hang out there often. I just cannot stay mired in PD info, webinars, etc... for long stretches. Just need a break off & on. I think it's healthy to forget about PD once in while if possible. I am fortunate to still be able to do so. Poker? Hell yes if you want to and enjoy it. I'll take paddle boarding and XC skiing. ❤

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

You are wonderful Bonnie! I can't stay mired in it either and have this saying....Don't OD on PD! It's important to be informed but....yes, forget about PD when you can and play poker, paddle board, and do what you love to do ♥

@guynall4025 Ай бұрын

I have anxiety and when I was told in February by my neurologist that I have Parkinson’s I thought that was it for me but now I make light of it such as I had a MRI of my brain the other day when they said nothing there I said I knew you would not find a brain. And I work the floor at a casino I tell my guess if I start walking in circles they may win a jackpot it’s just my way of coping

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story with us! 🥰

@jeanettemosey1 Ай бұрын

Regarding making other people feel uncomfortable, I actually think you are doing them a favour by getting out and about and living your life as you wish. I have noticed that people are uncomfortable around situations that they haven't experienced before. For example, how do you talk to someone in a wheelchair? People, without meaning to, can be overly patronising because they feel sympathy, but it comes out all wrong. Other people, who also feel sympathy, turn away and don't engage. But once you are exposed to that situation enough, it becomes normalised, and you can finally treat that person as just another person, which I believe is what we all want. We don't want to make others uncomfortable around us, we want them to see who we really are. So, by exposing people to the discomfort, they will gradually get used to it, and they will take that new insight into the rest of their lives, and other social relationships.

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

I absolutely love your comment! Yes ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful thoughts and words 🌸

@davidhughes5998 Ай бұрын

Good for you to be able to focus on other things aswell as parkinsonism. Lala land is fine to help you cope. Thanks

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Thank you David! 🥰

@toniwickard2115 Ай бұрын

My significant was diagnosed a year ago at age 59 but unfortunately buries his head :( How old are you and how long have you had it? I really learn things from your videos; thank you

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

I was diagnosed in 2013 when I was 38 and am 48 now. Sorry to here about your spouse having a hard time but there is help out there! Thank you for your comment! ♥

@MikeMercury Ай бұрын

dont forget youre a champion dealing with pd

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Yeah! That's right Mike 🥰

@jnm.624 Ай бұрын

I'd would rather be singing "Happy" than "Let It Be" energy creates energy!!

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

I am so with you!! Though I love the Beatles ♥but Let It Be the song is not on my listen to list 🥰 Happy is such a great song that it's impossible not to dance to!!

@tibebu7084 Ай бұрын

I don't know much about poker but casinos usually increase my anxiety and make my meds less effective and go on to off state sooner. I'm thinking it's hard to put on your poker face when you've been dealt a great hand and have to hide your emotions. I'll probably start sweating or madly dyskonetic 😂

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

I am comfortable in casinos that I know. In Vegas they are just sooo massive and walking from place to place is a big big journey. My poker face is solid :) but my getting sweaty and wiggly is impossible to hide....and I think perplexing for those who don't know why 🙃

@MikeMercury Ай бұрын

Merci Jennifer I will join your la-la land

@ParkinsonsWigglesProject Ай бұрын

Awe thank you!!

@jackiebarron7568 22 күн бұрын

Me too