A Parky Tale
These days no matter where I go
My engine
runs on one speed: SLOW.
The only other choice is STOP
and I
wonÕt choose that until I drop.
Yes, ŌSlownessĶ is my middle name,
IÕve
earned it in this PD game.
IÕve played for nearly 30 years
and I still
have my doubts and fears.
But IÕve discovered on my quest
that Parky
people are the best.
If youÕre told you have PD,
YouÕll find a
whole community
Of good folks who will understand
and offer
you a helping hand.
Margaret F. Moylan
1/2/07
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Patience
Patience is a virtue
which I lack.
Patience,
Mine has fled
and
it wonÕt come back.
I used to have more
patience
in the past.
Back then I thought that
my supply would
last.
Now that I am older by a
score,
I find IÕm running out
and there is no more.
I simply must get in a
new supply;
without patience I think IÕll
wither up and
die.
mfm
ParkinsonÕs
has ruined my lifestyle.
It attacked and smothered me,
Made my
body stiff and painful
My movements are no longer free.
Please
donÕt be impatient with me
As I face
antiquity.
Clumsiness
has replaced my balance
And stolen my agility.
Sometimes
my medication helps me,
For fleeting moments lets
me be
Like a
seagull gliding on an air stream
Above this diving, crashing
sea.
At times I
feel quite devastated
And ravaged by the symptoms of P.D.
My body shakes and freezes and propels itself
For what seems like eternity.
I get tired
and I lay down,
Sleep will make my symptoms flee.
God, please
help me accept my problems.
I will place my faith in Thee.
Ed McCaffrey
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WILL I?
ParkinsonÕs attacked me again today.
I wish to hell it would go away.
But since it
wonÕt, IÕll do my best
To tolerate this awful pest.
Will I freeze
entering the hall?
Will
I stumble? Will I fall?
Can my cane
help balance me?
Or
will my Rover walker set me free?
Will tomorrow
imitate today?
Will
my problem go away?
Each day it seems
thereÕs something new.
Heaven
help me see it through!
Ed
McCaffrey
7
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