Good evening. Monday blog. So sorry I have not written in a while. I love my new iPad. Parkinson’s! This is a word and a disease that I wish, I would have never heard. It just came sneaking into our lives out of nowhere. The summer of 2013, he was not quite himself. Without going into any detail, he was admitted to the hospital, where he spent 5 weeks. Then transferred to another hospital, spending 4 weeks. He had some very serious issues going on. None of us had a clue. I thought he had a breakdown. The more they changed his meds, the worse he got. Eventually he came around and came home. He continued to get better. Gained some weight back and was looking healthy and smiling. The twitching started in his thumb. So, off to the Dr. again, finally reaching a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. In 20014. I thought it was a muscle disease, it’s not! When I started learning about what it does to the brain. It made me sick and broken-hearted, just thinking about what he might have to endure. Now, over a year later, I think of him in heaven, made whole. So much tension and pain on his face throughout that journey. As hard as it was, when he took that last breath, the peace on his face was miraculous. One of our long time friend and Pastor walked in right after, he saw it. It was amazing. I have had a lot of tears the past 4 days. Just another grief phase. I saw my recovery therapist today in person, after a year of phone appointments. He said, you look great, you sound great. Grief flies in and out, like a bird, pecking at you, until tears start. So, as this month is set aside for Parkinson’s Awareness. Many of you knew Denny very well and a longtime. Pause a moment this month to remember him the way he used to be. That laugh and smile, missed forever. I know he is laughing and smiling everyday. I just praise God that he did not have to go through that whole COVID mess when it started. Gods mercy! Missed and loved forever. Good night. God bless.❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
Marilyn’s Heart 