25th Anniversary Countdown!

Parkinson Society
Ottawa

Mailing Address:

1053 Carling Avenue

Ottawa, Ontario

K1Y 4E9

Contact Us:

Tel: (613) 722-9238

Fax: (613) 722-3241

Located At:

110-1095 Carling Ave

(Carling at Hamilton)

25th Anniversary Countdown!

Week 4 - July 7th, 2003

Shyam Khubchandani's Poem

Parkinson's Delight

Parkinson’s caught me off -balance

Fretting over my movements slowing

Shuffling gait leading me askance

And my legs occasionally shaking

Not knowing what was going on

Doctor’s diagnosis was shocking

Brain’s ability to produce dopamine gone

Its commands, muscles were mocking

After denial, anger, grief and despair

Could come dawn of a new age

Letting Spirit take on body’s care

With compassion, faith and courage

What a mystery to witness

Fingers trembling, arms twitching

Without any intent or finesse

And then on their own stopping

One’s face may appear as a mask

Inside, one may yet smile

Stiff muscles refusing their task

Ceasing to move once in a while

Unpredictable cycles of “on-off”

“On” feels miraculously great

When “off”, one may as well laugh

And for the coming of “on” lay bait

Let Parkinson’s be a welcome guest

Come to heal one’s Spirit and savor the best

- Shyam, Ottawa, July 15th, 2002

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