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Old-Off-Optimist-Orthopaedic Shoes-Ouch

• Old

Not all people with Parkinson’s are old but all people with Parkinson’s feel old.

• Off

A cruel moment when medication has ceased to function. You are reminded of how utterly vile the disease is causing you to get over-enthusiastic about the false efficacy of the medication.

• Optimist

One who sees the glass half full, even when it is half full of urine.

• Orthopaedic Shoes

The ugliest item known to man but the provider of the biggest relief.

• Ouch