Parkinson's Blues: Stories of My Life

This book begins describing the onset of Parkinson's, the arrival of the dark unexpected. In a Monty Python skit, someone is nagged by questions. "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition," he complains. Suddenly Michael Palin, in red 16th century costume, bursts into the room. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition " he shrieks. Who expects the onset of Parkinson's? Or cancer? Or stroke? Or the loss of a child? The terrible surprise isn't limited to Parkinson's. It's the existential condition of everyone's life. In fourteen sketches, John J. Clayton links the experience of PD with the experience of childhood sickness, family battles, the struggle to make a good life out of a painful life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Published: 09/01/2020
ISBN: 9781557789433
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.40d