Sorry for the gap

I'm trying to convert my Wordpress blog, into this blogger site. It's difficult, and challenging to say the least. So what I'm going to do is, post my old link to this page, so everything that has been written so far is accessible. My site is, parkybrawler.Wordpress.com   By going to this site, you will see what my family and I went through!! I will start off, where I last posted, so that I can describe my life with this disease. Comments and suggestions are most welcomed.

A Parkinson's Poem

This is a poem, of a uniques family fight. Though not blood related, we are in our sight. We've all come together, to battle more than 1 disease. One is called Dystonia, and the other Parkinson's disease.  It has no cure, nor does it care who it attacks. No discrimination of color, age, or gender for that fact. It breaks down our nervous sys, and hurts our muscles and joints too Messes with our emotions, mentality and our loved ones too. BUT HERE US DISEASE, you like a thief in the night. You've picked the wrong family, to try and start a fight. We're #NEVER GIVE UP, hear us loud, clear and true. You wanted this battle, well we're bring the war to you!!!! Our weapons, our tactics, so simple and yet so strong. We "Don't stop believing", like that ol Journey song. Sure they'll be times, when you get your own way. Take over our body, makes us cry, sad and afraid. There's one thing to remember, you bully, crook, and liar. This NGU CREW right here, we THRIVE TO INSPIRE. WE use encouraging words, and express true genuine care. And one of our favorite weapons, is laughter in the air. Amazing, and special folks we are, so you can't keep us down. We pick each other up, and dust you to the ground. Right now there's no cure, but just you wait and see. When you're secrets exposed, you'll be laughed at hehe. We are #NGU, with a bond that this disease will not break. We're coming after you disease, serving you on a plate!!!

Time Out On Pain-Not

Now where was I with my story? That's right, I just played with a clogged corty needle. As much as I would like to do that again, I'll pass. I'm a man, I'm gonna suck it up.

For a few years after that I had no issues. I was your average family man, or was I? My kids were/are the greatest, my wife of course needs her own blog for me to describe her. I will say this, she is a RARE BREED, and she is truly BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT!!! 

Then there's moi,, whew, what can I say? I was in my early thirties, strong as an ox, a tall drink of water!!! Sounds good!!! I crack myself up sometimes. Ok, I confess, the ox was a wee bit off! More like the Hulk, but better looking. I was blessed with an awesome job, and nice home. We were blessed beyond measure.

Anybody ever had their tonsils out as an adult? Let me tell you, that is so much fun! That surgery was one to remember. That's on my next post. Ice cream was a non factor for comfort. Can you believe it? Who said that anyway?

Allergies are the worst. You can't breath, your eyes water, and you sneeze your brains out! I'd never had allergies until I got married and moved to the country. Cutting grass was horrid. Whenever I got finished, my face looked like I had gotten jumped. You know me, I just sucked it up!

Fast forward a couple years, new home in the city, kids, a little older, but still built like a work of art!!! I couldn't resist, sorry. I thought my allergies would have toned down some, not so much. The last straw was when my eyes had swollen shut after picking strawberries. That and constant drainage and a little thing called sleep apnea. Yeah, the not breathing and snoring was a bit annoying and concerning.

Here comes the fun part, an appointment with my friendly neighborhood E.N.T.  After shoving a probe through my nose to see my tonsils(my tongue was to big),and multiple tests and appointments, I found out that I was allergic to almost everything except air, a splash of infected tonsils, and sleep apnea!! The nurse that tested me for allergies couldn't believe how I was still breathing! That was a mouthful, literally!

How can I get relief from the drainage, snoring, infected tonsils and sleep apnea? Drum roll please, tonsillectomy!!! Yes, I'm about to sit back and mow on some Turkey Hill or Edy's ice cream ya'll. Let's do this!!!

Unmmm, I just want to say that having a tonsillectomy as an adult was PAINFUL!! Laid in the bed four days sipping on h2o, liquid painkillers, and Popsicles. Yeah, I tried the ice cream theory and I cried like a baby. I called the doctor after 5 days and said, "hey doctor, the post op notes said thar the pain would subside after 4 to 5 days?" Doctor says in a calm voice, "yes, if you were 5 or 6 years old. You're a grown man, 10 days of pain, at least". So I picked up my man card that my doctor just took from me and sipped my sorrows away. I've cream theory, boooo!!!