Slow down. Take a deep breath. Go outside and appreciate the smell of the flowers. Take time to understand the beauty of the world. My grandmother, Sylvia, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when she was 65 years old. She started to notice that something was not right when her balance started to go. She would…
It was senior night at The Columbus Academy as Ali Dillon’s brother excitedly approached the free throw line. The crowd anxiously awaited his shot. The basketball went in and the crowd erupted with a standing ovation. As a basketball lover living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called CPTII Deficiency, he was unable to…
What motivates you to wake up for work every morning? Is it the culture? Is it the money? Or is it something deeper like finding a meaning in your daily activities? It might be something bigger than just getting a sale. It might be really making a difference in someone’s life. Someone once told me…
Bright, self-loved, and caring. Chelsea Watkins brings the energy into any room in which she steps foot. Her energy does not go unnoticed. She’s constantly focused on the bright side of life. Who could have guessed this compassionate individual has struggled with depression and anxiety directly related to someone else’s choice? According to the Department…
You reach for your Gatorade Saturday morning and instead of the hangover-quenching joy as it trickles down your throat, the taste is like the 4th-grade dare to put your tongue on the frozen tetherball pole. Radiation, man. That mouth-watering feeling you get when you see a juicy burger and a side of fries, the ice-cold…
How do you stay grounded in the face of fear? What is the secret to getting through the hardships in life? “Laugh at yourself and your bald head,” Patti Parsons would answer in her sweet southern tone. Parsons was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 47. She had long brown hair….
To love and be loved. Something everyone wants but not everyone believes they can have. My friend, Jill is one of the most loving individuals I have ever met. She can put a smile on your face just by saying hello or welcoming you with a big hug. Yet every day she suffers with an…
Picture this: you are floating in an ocean with a cement block tied tightly around your ankle. Using all of your energy, you swim to the top just to take a breath. Within seconds, the cement block drags you back under the ocean leaving you gasping for air. This is how a good friend of…
“Be thankful for the bad things in life for they open your eyes to the good things you weren’t paying attention to before.” -Unkown On April 25, 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal killing over 7,700 individuals. An estimated eight million people were impacted by this earthquake. Some of the victims of this disaster were…
As some of you may know, my grandmothers both suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This makes April a very meaningful month for our One Stitch at a Time campaign. The sad thing is that one out of every 100 people over the age of 60 is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. It can even be diagnosed as young…
