A broken body's Journey

At 36 years old with two small children I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinsons Disease. This is the account of my journey from onset to diagnosis and beyond. I have two choices. I can sit and feel sorry for myself and get worse fast, or I can dust myself off and fight. I think l will choose the latter! So bring it on Parkinsons, bring it on!

Oct 10, 2018

Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith!

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My journey with Parkinson's disease is certainly an interesting one.  There's been many twists and turns, some very fast downhills, ...
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Jun 26, 2018

Sometimes one remains quiet when there's nothing positive to say

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This is definitely a long overdue post and the longest I've ever gone without writing.  To my faithful readers I apologize.  But the har...
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Feb 28, 2018

When your meds work against you....

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What is one to do when the medication you desperately need starts working against you and the side effects are severe enough you need to sto...
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Jan 6, 2018

May 2018 be the year to embrace change, transform & fly....

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As we have begun a new year we reflect on what life brought our way in the one we just closed the book on.  We either tend to focus...
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Dec 4, 2017

Scream, Kick, Cry, Punch something & Repeat

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Do you ever feel like you're on a viscous cycle like that?  Stuck in one of those revolving doors where you go from happy, to angry to s...
Nov 22, 2017

"Good news, I fed my Anger monkey a banana this morning..."

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Today's one of those days where I'm angry.  It happens, I'm typically a glass half full kinda gal and I work hard to give m...
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Oct 24, 2017

Admitting defeat isn't failure as long as the goal remains the same. It just means the path to get there changed.

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Now saying that and meaning it are two different things.  We all have those moments in our life where we do something we swore we'd neve...
Sep 19, 2017

Happy Anniversary Parkinsons & bring on year 4!

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Today marks my 3 year Anniversary with Parkinson's Disease, of course I've been living with it much longer than that, and I was told...
Jun 14, 2017

Dig deep & show Parkinson's who's boss!

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Last week I set out on a journey of a lifetime with two Parkie friends and together we achieved something I never expected I would in my wil...
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A Broken Body's Journey
Prince Edward Island, Canada
My name is Natasha McCarron (formerly McCarthy) I am a single mother of two beautiful little girls, Samantha & Izabella. Living in Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada. . I went from feeling healthy, strong & working out... To shaky, pain, being slouched over & difficulty with simple tasks. It felt like my body was falling apart but I didn't know why. I went from a 12 year marriage, undergoing testing for Deep Brain stimulation which was denied as it was found that my diagnosis changed 5 years into living with the disease from Parkinsons with Dystonia to Dystonia with Parkinsonism. That didn't change much as far as my health or treatment went and actually made alot more sense as Dystonia was always my greater challenge. It all led to my marriage ending & began a 3 year nasty road to divorce. But I am finally free & ready to start living again! This is an account of my journey to finding answers to being my own health advocate & not giving up. Because I am a Mom first & I will be the best I can be for my daughters. I will explore every option, every avenue & fight!
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