Triathlons and Wheelchairs: The Amazing Shuffle

Triathlons and Wheelchairs: The Amazing Shuffle

In 2011 I ran my first and only triathlon. I had been planning it for a time but then this little diagnosis of Parkinson’s came along. I allowed the diagnosis to derail my training for about a year but eventually took up running and cycling again to finish my sprint...
Perseverance

Perseverance

I’ve had a few people not openly deride the fact that I was on a reality television show but come close. In truth I get it. There has not been another show of this genre that has captured my attention anything like The Amazing Race Canada. I think the problem is that...
Happy New Year 2015

Happy New Year 2015

Hello from Canada!  It is a real honor for me that Steve Wright and the gang at Northwest Parkinson Foundation have asked me to be a regular contributing writer for this blog.  It is my hope that whatever your connection to the conversation around Parkinson’s...
Strength. Courage.

Strength. Courage.

Strength. Courage. I’ll never forget the physical strength of my mother. She would care for elderly people in our home for many years. She is a slight women but was, in her day, incredibly strong. I would watch her reposition large, bed-ridden men by herself and...
Dangerous Dan McGuire

Dangerous Dan McGuire

You may recall that in episode four of The Amazing Race Canada Tim Jr. and I had the opportunity of reciting some of the prose of Robert W. Service. We memorized a stanza out of his famous poem “Dangerous Dan McGrew” as our speed bump for having come in...

The Ice

This is by far the longest winter that I can remember for many, many years and trust me when I say that I will not be sad to see it go! Now, that said, I have to admit that the coming of spring will leave me missing one adventure from winter. I have not cycled to work...