Thursday and Friday of last week were noteworthy for good quality of movement. In walking it was easy to pivot and turn, and I could go through doors and make small adjustments to my stance without freezing. In typing, I could write a line or two accurately and smoothly. At night I was able to turn in bed and easily find comfortable positions. Saliva and nasal discharge were at normal levels. I could hold my pee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And much, much more. It felt like PD was thinking of jumping ship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the weekend most of that went away.\u00a0 Friend advises patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[all of the following is from\u00a0Recovering from Parkinson’s<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Janice Hadlock]<\/p>\n\n\n\n When\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0a\u00a0person\u00a0\u201crecovered\u00a0from\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s\u00a0instantly,\u201d\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0unusual,\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0driver<\/em>\u00a0behind\u00a0the\u00a0symptoms\u00a0of\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s completely\u00a0ceased\u00a0and\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ever\u00a0return.\u00a0The\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0pause\u00a0mode\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0accompanying\u00a0neurological\u00a0inhibitions\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0inhibition\u00a0of\u00a0dopaminerelease\u00a0for\u00a0motor\u00a0function,\u00a0an\u00a0oppressive\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0joylessness,\u00a0or\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0impending\u00a0doom\u00a0were\u00a0instantly\u00a0gone.\u00a0When\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0a\u00a0person recovered\u00a0instantly,\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0circuitry<\/em>\u00a0of<\/em>\u00a0pause<\/em>\u00a0turned\u00a0off\u00a0instantly.\u00a0And\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n People\u00a0whose\u00a0underlying\u00a0cause<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s\u00a0had\u00a0ended\u00a0could\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0suddenly\u00a0move\u00a0as\u00a0easily\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0twenty\u00a0years\u00a0earlier.\u00a0There\u00a0were repercussions\u00a0from\u00a0their\u00a0years,\u00a0maybe\u00a0decades,\u00a0of\u00a0having\u00a0been\u00a0on\u00a0pause\u00a0mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being\u00a0on\u00a0pause\u00a0is\u00a0like\u00a0being\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0war.\u00a0People\u00a0with\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0relentless,\u00a0long-term\u00a0war.\u00a0Their\u00a0muscles,\u00a0brain\u00a0behaviors,\u00a0joints\u00a0and skeletal\u00a0structure\u00a0are\u00a0under\u00a0constant\u00a0attack\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0sense\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0receiving\u00a0their\u00a0normal\u00a0support\u00a0and\u00a0supplies\u00a0of\u00a0energy.\u00a0Some\u00a0of their\u00a0body\u00a0and\u00a0brain\u00a0parts\u00a0are\u00a0essentially\u00a0being\u00a0starved\u00a0and\u00a0being\u00a0allowed\u00a0to\u00a0fall\u00a0apart.\u00a0Muscles\u00a0have\u00a0atrophied;\u00a0nerves\u00a0have\u00a0gone\u00a0dormant.\u00a0The brain\u2019s\u00a0motor\u00a0imagining\u00a0area\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a\u00a0crucial\u00a0area\u00a0for\u00a0automatic\u00a0movement,\u00a0has\u00a0become\u00a0dormant\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0non-use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When\u00a0a\u00a0war\u00a0ends,\u00a0life\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0instantly\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0normal.\u00a0Rebuilding\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0war\u00a0might\u00a0take\u00a0some\u00a0time.\u00a0How\u00a0much\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0takes\u00a0depends\u00a0on\u00a0how much\u00a0damage\u00a0was\u00a0incurred.\u00a0Still,\u00a0the\u00a0post-war\u00a0peace\u00a0is\u00a0glorious.\u00a0You\u00a0can\u00a0celebrate\u00a0and\u00a0declare\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0war\u00a0is\u00a0over!\u201d\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0much\u00a0rebuilding\u00a0isnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n [I think I may be here.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also,\u00a0although\u00a0many\u00a0people\u00a0turn\u00a0off\u00a0pause\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0flash,\u00a0many\u00a0others\u00a0turn\u00a0off\u00a0pause\u00a0gradually<\/em>.\u00a0Some\u00a0people\u00a0turn\u00a0off\u00a0self-induced\u00a0pause\u00a0gradually, some\u00a0even\u00a0going\u00a0two\u00a0steps\u00a0forward,\u00a0one\u00a0step\u00a0back,\u00a0for\u00a0months\u00a0or\u00a0years.\u00a0They\u00a0might\u00a0find\u00a0at\u00a0first\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0odd\u00a0moments,\u00a0now\u00a0and\u00a0then, during\u00a0which\u00a0they\u00a0feel\u00a0different\u00a0\u2013\u00a0not\u00a0on\u00a0pause.\u00a0In\u00a0these\u00a0moments,\u00a0the\u00a0mind\u00a0is\u00a0more\u00a0relaxed\u00a0and\u00a0movement\u00a0in\u00a0some\u00a0parts\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0body\u00a0feels\u00a0more fluid.\u00a0If\u00a0a\u00a0person\u00a0keeps\u00a0up\u00a0or\u00a0intensifies\u00a0his\u00a0mental\u00a0self-therapy,\u00a0these\u00a0moments\u00a0gradually\u00a0increase\u00a0in\u00a0frequency\u00a0and\u00a0duration.\u00a0Eventually,\u00a0these people\u00a0find\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0using\u00a0self-\u00a0induced\u00a0pause\u00a0mode\u00a0only\u00a0once\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0while,\u00a0usually\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0concerned\u00a0about\u00a0something.\u00a0The\u00a0people\u00a0who recover\u00a0 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