Did you ever have
a day full of a series of unfortunate events making you wonder if you got out
of the wrong side of bed in the morning? One positive thought in the morning,
can literally change your day. If you think positive, positive things will
happen. It’s the same as smiling at someone, they will inevitably smile back at
you. Unfortunately yawning, is just as contagious, but nowhere near as
attractive as a smile!
People often ask me how I can remain positive and continue to smile despite living with Gaucher and Parkinson’s disease. Having these two diseases is rare, and there are not too many people in the world who have Gaucher and Parkinson’s. After hearing statistics from several different sources, the actual number appears not to be clear, but it’s somewhere between 50 and 100 people. That’s a VERY small number of patients.
A connection
between the two diseases was made some years ago, and research and studies have
been going on ever since. Scientists at The University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA) recently developed a drug for Gaucher, but instead showed promising
results for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Still in early stages of clinical trials, they have hopes this treatment will have the potential to stop Parkinson’s
disease from progressing.
Thought and planning when building a house or even a public toilet for the disabled is my topic this week in The Huffinton Post.
Thought and planning when building a house or even a public toilet for the disabled is my topic this week in The Huffinton Post.
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