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Can’t Keep Two Good Men Down
A few weeks ago we learned from Ken’s first wife Barbara of a new therapy for Parkinson’s Disease – Boxing!! It seems that the exercise of intense punching improves physical performance, stimulates the brain and can even reduce the amount of medicine needed. We decided – what the heck – let’s go for it.…
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Yumiko’s 13th Birthday
Today was Yumiko’s 13th birthday. It began with an early drop off at her ballet camp. Ken and I told her we would try to be back by 3:30 at the latest to pick her up. Then we drove off to downtown Philadelphia to Pennsylvania Hospital where Ken was meeting his neurologist and participating…
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Dr. Kobayakawa and the Turtle
It’s pouring rain outside. Yumiko is at ballet practice. Ken went with his friend Tamon to the 50th anniversary reunion of his middle school and I am here all by myself which does not happen often. What trouble can I get into? I thought I might try to describe a situation that happened to…