BlogHide Resteemsthatbionicdude (27)in comingsoon • 7 years agoAll Prior Blog Posts Are Up!Check them out and feel free to comment. I'll do my best to engage with you all over the next few days. Expect another short post describing my disability application process, including the video I…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agoUpdates, Vexations and AspirationsI have a couple brief items that I want to discuss today. First, I’d like to let you all know where I’m at in the surgery process. It seems like getting approval through insurance has taken an…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agoRegaining MomentumI joined the Parkinson’s Action Network as an Assistant Director for Washington State a few months back. I figured it would be one place where my unpredictable body wouldn’t be too much of a…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agoSame Shit, Different Day (Welcome to PD Purgatory) and Thoughts on a Televised Brain SurgerySo here we are again beginning a blog post with an apology for a lack of recent posts. Perhaps I shouldn’t be sorry, because I feel like there wouldn’t be much interest in reading what I feel like…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agoThe Sinister Spin Cycle of StressWelcome back. I apologize for the dearth of recent posts, but I really just needed some time to process everything after my consultation, and after learning that I have been approved for surgery.…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Great DBS Consultation AdventureI meant to get this up sooner, but shockingly having six appointments in two days left me pretty wiped out. Now who would have expected that? That being said, the whole process was surprisingly…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Here Be DragonsMy Deep Brain Stimulation consultation begins with physical therapy tomorrow at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning; precisely 12 hours from my last dose of levodopa (a controlled release). Mercifully, this…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sometimes, The Bad Guys WinI went to bed last night after having an extraordinarily productive day by recent standards. I walked my dog, contacted legislators, wrote my second blog post, bought some lumber to brace my futon…thatbionicdude (27)in parkinsons • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rambo Didn’t Have Parkinson’sForeword: Apologies for the posting delays guys as I really am fascinated by steem and intend to be pretty active on it. I've just totally been swamped with trying to go pro at eBay sales. I'm going…thatbionicdude (27)in chronicillness • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the ComfortableMy journey with chronic illness began before I was even old enough to drive. My first symptom, a stiffening of my left leg, first appeared on a tennis court when I was 15. I didn’t know it then, but…thatbionicdude (27)in introduceyourself • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Beep, Beep, Hello HumansHello Steemians! My name is Andrew, but you can call me thatbionicdude. I'm a 25-year-old American living with Parkinson's Disease. I had Deep Brain Stimulation in March of 2015, and I've been…
