“I dedicate moments of lucidity by painting by the sea. Special moments are where I’m completely present, without thinking about the past or the future. It’s the emotional and mental freedom to be oneself.”
Paqui Ruiz,
Diagnosed 2012 Spain
@parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @pruiz47.bsky.social
#parkinsons and acting put dreams - yes, this weird dream happened to me.
Our #crabapple tree is in bloom. This happens ever 2 years. #trees
#parkinsons tries to rob me of my Voice - so I take my voice back by having FUN with it.
Check out my article on page 9
in UHN’s spring issue www.canva.com/design/DAG_i...
So proud to see @salsbergmathews.bsky.social's brilliant book What Parkinson's Feels Like (which we helped to launch last year) on display at the book nook at the @worldpdcongress.bsky.social! ❤️
Download the book for FREE (in EIGHT languages) or buy a hard copy here: buff.ly/1tiVk0m
#WPC2026
“I harvest joy by playing with my cat - Princess Bellatrix Le Chat, or Bella for short.”
Ellie Finch Hulme,
Farnham, Surrey UK
Diagnosed in 2013 at age 29
@parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @pdmama.bsky.social
Harvesting joy is focusing on what’s possible. ..I’m very much alive: my life isn’t limited, it’s enriched, and I keep growing in ways I never imagined.
Wendy van Wijk-Lugthart
Diagnosed in 2017 at age 47
Linschoten, The Netherlands
@wendysparkinson.bsky.social @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social
