My Journey

By Ron Hamilton 

In July 2016 I was working the swine show at the Mother Lode Fair when I suddenly could not get my hands to write the words on the paper. My daughter Emily was there and I said "This is weird I have never had my Chiari do this to my hands." ( Chiari is the name of the brain injury I had surgery for in 1999. More on that will follow.)

Throughout the next few weeks I continued to have the problem. I also started to notice that I was having the shakes. Then one day it hit me....What if its Parkinson's? Eventually that would be the diagnosis.

The purpose of this Blog is to share with others my journey through Parkinson's Disease and the challenges I face each day. My hope is to share information about  new research, my struggles and my triumphs. Most importantly I hope that through all of it I can bring glory to the God I serve.

My plan is to just type. Easy for some, but remember I have the shakes and wiggles so I will have errors in my spelling and typing so please forgive that and just go after the information. I will mostly write in the middle of the night as I do not sleep well and writing helps clear my mind. It is also the best time to do laundry because no one is taking a shower and using all the hot water.

I will be adding little stories about my life, my days and trying to keep you informed and entertained. I will be using your name. For some people that is a scary thought but what I want to do is share with the world how blessed I am to have people in my life that I love so much because you all have shown me so much love through the years.

My first few posts will be a a quick 3 or 4 day trip into my past. This is not met to be boring for you but there is information in those posts that I will often refer back to as I explain how I came to the diagnosis of Parkinson's. I encourage you to read those as it will have information of injuries that I had that may have helped lead to my Parkinson's Disease diagnosis. You might also find your name along the way.:)

I also really encourage you to write responses. It helps to know someone is actually reading these. Not post to correct me but maybe new information you have or a fun story you want to share about our lives together.

So here we go. Sit back, relax and thank you for joining me on "My Journey".