The journey of a two time Olympian racing against Parkinson's
As you might saw it on CBS, I’m going to try to qualify to the 2022 Olympics in Bejing. This story is a golden opportunity to keep the continuity of Peru at the winter Olympics and to raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease through the work The Roberto Carcelen Foundation is focusing on. I don’t know … Continue reading I will go for the Olympics
Greetings from Lima, Peru. I’m in Lima on business but also to meet with some of Peru’s Parkinson’s Disease specialists and learn more about their treatments. I met with a homeopathic doctor whose goal was to detox the liver to improve its functions such as, metabolism, blood filtering, and B-12 storage, among other vital roles. … Continue reading PD Alternative treatments
As a high-performance athlete, it is hard to be in a position beyond your physical control. Parkinson’s Disease has very visible symptoms, tremors are the most noticeable. However, I’m starting to have fun finding ways to hide the tremors or sometimes I proudly tell people: “I have Parkinson’s Disease” I have developed several techniques to … Continue reading Hiding the symptoms
From time to time, we learn of a family member or a friend’s relative going through tough times with illnesses such as MS or Parkinson’s. These are conditions we know there are out there, but we tend to look the other way until they hit our inner circle. I learned this the hard way when … Continue reading April, Parkinson’s Disease awareness month.
The last race 