Category: Creativity

Parkinson’s Gave Me A Terrific Gift!

Fine Art Photographer Alan Babbitt was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003 with a nasty hand tremor – just what a STILL photographer needs! After struggling to compensate for the shakiness, he had an epiphany. He realized he could use the tremor (and other movements) as an art technique – leading to a large body of work he calls “Un-Still Photography: The Art of Motion Within a Still.”

“But what really got shook up was me,” Babbitt continues. “Turning my tremor into something useful was an incredibly empowering game changer – boosting my confidence, mood and energy. It freed me up and allowed me to reach new levels of creative expression. But best of all, the fun and joy of photography came back. All thanks to that pesky Parkinson’s tremor! Is that weird or what? The damn disease has given me a terrific gift!”

See Alan’s Un-Still Photography at http://www.abproductions.com

Looking Down the Barrel

Richard (Rick) Secklin is the author of Parkinson’s disease – Looking down the Barrel, and an inspirational speaker. He was once the national gold’s classic bodybuilding champion, a health club owner and a career Texas law enforcement officer.

At 50 years of age, he was completing his lifetime goal successfully graduating Cum Laude from Lubbock Christian University. That same year 2003, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In his battle of combating the disease, Rick, as a Texas Deputy, made a tough decision in his life to use marijuana for his relief of Parkinson’s symptoms. Four years into his battle; Rick’s eighteen year marriage was dissolved and his son moved away.

Ridden with guilt, confusion, and hate for God, he quit his career as a once community awarded law enforcement officer and he found himself looking down the barrel of a gun contemplating suicide. Rick is a survivor living with Parkinson’s. He tells his story during the radio show today.

Meditation, Family Entanglements and Cellular Healing: Dr. Lee Nelson

Did you know that most people have cells that come from their mothers and, if you are a woman, from your children? Are these foreign cells friendly to the body? Can they help heal Parkinson’s? Do they promote regeneration of damaged tissue? Or, do they obstruct the healing process?

Dr. Lee Nelson researches these issues with a specific focus on rheumatism and arthritis. She is Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington who was interviewed by Nancy Welch, author of Meditation Medicine: Illness, Body, Mind and Breath and myself.

Dr. Nelson also talks about the profound impact meditation has had on her research and on her life. This is a fascinating discussion on chronic illness and suffering you will not want to miss.