Our amazing fighters here at Rock Steady Boxing Portland challenge each other and themselves everyday. Cathie and her fellow fighters do not let Parkinson’s define them, they are enjoying their triumphs and enjoying the successes of each other. We are “Changing the “Face of Parkinson’s Disease” Would you guess she has Parkinson’s disease?
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What does one say about the half of oneself? I find it hard to separate Jack’s (my therapy dog) actions from mine. Over the years we have become a team that thinks with one mind.
Many people these days are choosing to drink non-alcoholic cocktails. This non-alcoholic Cranberry Sparkler is easy to make, festive looking and good tasting. I was a bartender for many years in dance clubs, hotels and even an excursion yacht. I decided to share some recipes I think sound festive, healthy and yummy. Berries are listed under super foods, meaning they are antioxidants, and brain-food. So drink up and enjoy! Continue reading “Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Cranberry Sparkler”
Today I say good-bye to my friend Mike. He has followed me and supported me. If I said “Mike, I am giving a talk” or “the media is going to be there” he would always be in the audience cheering me on, ready to be interviewed about how great his coach is. We were the same age and he had Parkinson’s. He lived fast and fought hard. We loved our fellow fighter, Mike (“Psycho Mikeo”).
At the family’s request, in lieu of flowers, please send donations to Kimberly Berg to apply to the Mike Heffernan “Fund a Fighter” program, which helps people with PD who can’t afford to join the fight team, a fighting chance. Please make out any checks for this purpose to “Kimberly Berg LLC”. Continue reading “Remembering Mike Heffernan”
Tigard boxing class aims to help with Parkinson’s symptoms.
Music blares from speakers at Next Level Mixed Martial Arts in Tigard as Pat Sousa punches the air in time to a soundtrack of 1980s jams.
Sousa has been taking boxing lessons at the gym two days a week for months, but he says he has no intention of ever hitting anyone.
Instead, he’s going toe-to-toe with a very different kind of foe. He’s fighting Parkinson’s disease. Continue reading “Tigard Times Newspaper Article”