Thank you all who emailed or commented about my Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Your kind words and positive thoughts truly warmed my heart and encouraged me to keep on keeping on.
One reader, “Unknown,” commented, “The fact that you titled this post, ‘What’s shaking?’ indicates that you can handle this diagnosis.” Perhaps—but I chose that title because I try to emphasize the lighter side of life… even when dealing with dreadful things like Parkinson’s—or, dare I say, crossdressing.
By the way, I started my medication on Saturday and have already noticed an improvement. I’m taking carbidopa/levodopa, a combination drug that helps restore the dopamine in the brain that the disease has taken.
And so it goes.
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| Matteo Cetinski femulating Petra Dugandžić on Croatian television’s Your Face Sounds Familiar. Click here to view this femulation on YouTube.   |
The restroom gender markers are so dated - pants for men and dresses for women. Women wear pants about 97 percent of the time, and I as a man wear dresses about 97 percent of the time. I believe the male marker should be a circle with an arrow on the top right, and the female marker should be a circle with a cross on the bottom.
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The Wash Room issue is a matter that HR departments should address when they decree the office dress code for all. Personally i’d go for smart dark skirt suits, white blouse & heels and a common washroom for all staff avoiding the question of ‘which room’.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the washroom idea. Make the stalls more private, with the panels extending to 10 centimeters above the floor, and no gaps in the doors. Urinals could be behind a walled off section.
DeleteThis gender neutral concept would solve the problems of long lines of women waiting to use washrooms at events.
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Glad to hear the meds are working, my friend. You're in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteAlso, on a slightly humorous note, the red top and red tights in the Femulate Her photo make it look like she's wearing a "union suit"(and if you don't know what that is, look it up, Sweeties)
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ReplyDelete1) Stana, I am glad that the medicine is already showing signs of efficacy.
2) In this day of getting rid of DEI, I would suggest that the dress code get rid of diversity! Everyone, as Emma suggests, dress in black or navy skirt suits, white blouse, nude hose, black/navy heels. Jewelry selection is optional but earrings are required. Hair below the ear lobes is strongly suggest but not required.
You would have a boatload of genetic women who would protest that dress code. On the other hand, I myself would prefer that dress code to being forced to wear the boring men's coat and tie outfit, along with the short hair. (My blond hair is well past my shoulders.)
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Agree with your point about DEI Leann. I hadn’t thought of that angle re dress code. i’d add to the list of mandatory items by the insistence of full makeup being essential.
DeleteMany places have gone to single occupancy restrooms that solves the issue of privacy. The traditional boy and girl graphics are better than some places that think they're cute by using the male and female names of birds and animals.
ReplyDeleteReminds me when I had to sit to pee in an Italian restaurant. The genders on the restroom doors were in Italian! Not fluent in Italian, I took a chance and lucky for me, I chose the correct restroom.
DeleteChin up. We have a lifelong friend recently diagnosed with PD. Both her parents had it and both lived into their 90s.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't seen it I recommend watching the 1990 movie "Awakenings" starring the late great Robin Williams. It is based on a true story of a physician using the Parkinson's drug L-dopa to treat a group of catatonic patient's. It is an excellent movie.
ReplyDeleteI have seen "Awakenings," but when I saw it years ago, Parkinson's and L-dopa were not on my radar.
DeleteGet well soon Stana so we have more AI images to motivate us to be a bit better every day. As we age, women are affected more by ailments. I had to switch to flats while I wait a year for a hip replacement but I can still get my stockings on. Hugs brenda
ReplyDeleteMy wife has early onset, so she has had to deal with the diease since her 40's. Exercise every day is important. No protein an hour before or after taking your medicine. Stress advances the disease faster than anythong else. DBS has made a huge improvement, it does not stop the progression, but masked some of her symptoms like tremors. Good luck, and keep a positive attitude.
ReplyDeleteOoh Stan Ms Jackson told me as we ladies wear the trousers now it's obvious which rest room is the one for us there's more mirrors and the machine for our masculine hygiene products Hun
ReplyDeleteDear, I’m wishing you the BEST outcome with meds and everything else!! From an old reader, foounf you again today. Hugs, 🌹 SaraE
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