Approximately 60,000 are diagnosed with Parkinson’s every year. I am one of them; and I am a professional musician. Fortunately music is my avocation and not how I earn a living; but I have been playing oboe for 45 years and my identification as a musician is a big part of who I am.
Isn't Parkinson's Enough?
When you are diagnosed with chronic disease like Parkinson’s, no one promises that because you have Parkinson’s, you will not also experience other illnesses or tragedies, accidents or losses. It is just the way things are. But sometimes it makes me want to jump up and holler, “Wait a minute! Isn’t Parkinson’s enough?!”