A visit to see Dr. Amanda is all about our hope of gaining information and strategies on dealing with Parkinson’s. We both know it is completely unrealistic to think something will improve physically. We both know that the only thing that can improve from here on is our attitude, our strategies and our communication with one another. Those sound fairly simple, but they aren’t.
Albuquerque is another world. It is one of the West's most unique cities, a relaxed but interesting town that deserves some positive attention. It is sandstone, stucco, dry, multi-cultural, basic, billboards, small pockets of modern high rises, a city which I find pretty easy to navigate and a city filled with 'old' culture. As a city, it does not intimidate me, though that is rather interesting since most news broadcasts that reach beyond the city limits are about gangs, drug deals gone wrong, corrupt and brutal police and immigration issues. Albuquerque is sun filled with wide streets; so in the daylight it is about possibilities. It may seem an oxymoron, but it is a city filled with little pockets of abundance. There is a stunning number of seedy hotels and empty store fronts as well as all the upscale shopping experiences tucked in from uptown to Old Town to the University to Nob Hill.
I would say the city is affirming for us. We go with the intent to learn more about PD, but also about having a little break. It is a city filled with art and culture. You see this in the people, in the sidewalk art and in the endless dining opportunities. We take advantage of all!