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This is our featured Father’s Day Story for this year. Nelson is the brother of Mayvel, a sister in Christ and a regular visitor of this website. Nelson openly talks about this battle with Parkinson’s. He gets a few interviews since he is the the youngest victim of this rare disease in the Philippines. We admire his courage, strength and faith to carry on with life and be an inspiration to us all. It is our prayer that God’s “perfect will ” will be accomplished in his life. Although we may not always have people close by to encourage us throughout a difficult time, we do have the spirit of the living Christ within us that does. We know that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” As we trust in this powerful promise, we find the strength and courage to do what may otherwise seem impossible!

PARKINSON’S… I HAVE IT!
Nelson Jose Velasquez

“It is Parkinson’s”. The young Doctor said with confidence. I think he’s even mighty proud of himself.

“You have Parkinsons disease, sir!” he said.

“It is quite rare,” he said again.

“That’s why I have it? ” I can’t help but ask and be quite rude.

You should be, if someone is telling you, you have a dreaded disease.

It’s as if you won something from the Oscars.

I didn’t have any idea what Parkinson’s Disease was. I am sick with something vague and without cure. All I know is I was having a hard time with my tremors. My movements have become so slow and my balance very bad. And I began to speak much like Stallone. Am I turning into a heap of trembling bones and muscles? Someday, I will call all these symptoms and others as side effects.

Why do I have this? Am I really worth the Divine attention that a grand scheme is being worked out for me? Or is it just after so long I am now oozing with my sins. With urgency, I began to review my faith.

What is going to happen to me now? God … Please save me.

I have to understand what this disease is. I’ve been to several doctors and they could not hear me when I asked “Why in millions of people, does it have to be me?” They tell me that the part of my brain (or whatever is left of it) that makes us move, fails to do in time. That’s because the other part of the brain, which supplies the chemicals (hormones) needed to send the messages to the other part of the brain fails, too. Quite a story of failures and, to think, it’s just the beginning. So let me give you a picture of Parkinson’s Disease on the job. What is it like to have it? It’s like when your nose itches and you try to scratch it. You’ll need luck to reach that very itchy nose. It won’t be very long till you discover to your horror that you cannot. Your arm had become rigid that you could swear there’s someone holding you so that you can reach your nose.

And I tell you there would be a struggle if you don’t stop trying. I am telling you if you are planning to have Parkinson’s , don’t have it if you are going to eat out because you will need the same luck to be able to put that silver spoon to where your mouth is.  And if ever you suceed biting into it, be alert of the food that landed into your partner’s face, all because of your tremors. And you can forget the coffee. It’s not good anyway, not even for your partner.  Just an iota of the perils of PARKINSON’s.

Well, if I really have time (I have the time… ) I will put up a club: a PLEASE- DON’T - LAUGH -AT - ME, I - HAVE- PARKINSON’S - CLUB.

Then this support group will extend assistance to patients who are victim of ridicule and indifference of people who think they were gifted with perfect genes. And for those who cannot help but laugh at us, they will be honored with a new club name, Please-Dont - laugh - at - Me, I have - Parkinson’s-, But - you- can - SMILE.

Well, given a chance, I’ll tell you the continuing saga of a PARKINSONIAN……

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