{"id":3041,"date":"2025-02-05T18:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/?page_id=3041"},"modified":"2025-04-22T21:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:04:44","slug":"joni-lowe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/joni-lowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Lowe &#8211; Connecticut, USA Diagnosed 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3041\" class=\"elementor elementor-3041\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-916a793 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"916a793\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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This is my experience. Leaving the appointment with a Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis, her perspective remained unchanged. <br \/><br \/>Rather than immersing herself in research or fear, Joni took a unique approach. She chose not to dwell on the diagnosis, believing that doing so would invite negativity. Instead, she focused on her own experience, trusting that it was enough to guide her forward. <br \/><br \/>\u201cMy mindset has been my greatest strength,\u201d Joni shares. \u201cFrom the beginning, I knew I am not my disease.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f944f57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f944f57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d6a7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5d6a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866b91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"866b91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-03-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f19a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5f19a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb563f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fb563f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living Fully, Not Fighting a Battle<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c08c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c08c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Joni, Parkinson\u2019s is not something to fight\u2014it is something to live with. She embraces self-love over struggle, movement over stagnation. Exercise is not a battle; it is a celebration of what her body can still do. Nutrition is not about control; it is about discovery. She experiments with plant-based eating, finding small ways to improve how she feels. <br \/><br \/>Her diagnosis ignited a deep determination to experience life more fully. She chased adventure, fulfilling long-held desires: flying on a trapeze, tackling double black diamond courses, surfing, hiking, whitewater rafting, and cycling. Parkinson\u2019s didn\u2019t hold her back\u2014it propelled her forward. <br \/><br \/>Through it all, she holds onto one truth: I choose love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e42b4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e42b4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68c188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c68c188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3054\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Joni-Lowe-02-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bbdb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2bbdb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f8eed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21f8eed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7700f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7700f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pushing Boundaries, Setting Goals<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a2e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a2e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joni\u2019s journey is defined by action. She pushes her limits, not to prove anything, but to honor her own ambitions. Her first Parkinson\u2019s fundraiser saw her hiking 15 miles; the following year, she upped the challenge, completing 22 miles. In 2024, she rode 30 miles in a cycling event for The Michael J. Fox Foundation. <br \/><br \/>And she\u2019s far from finished. Her goals for 2025? A 100-mile bike ride, a 15-mile hike, and a 5K run. <br \/><br \/>For anyone newly diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s, Joni offers simple yet powerful advice: Your life is not over. 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Texas, USA diagnosed 1999<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d6b53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d6b53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f31f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98f31f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Questions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20f086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e20f086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2370\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2370\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What was your initial reaction to your diagnosis? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2370\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba05a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba05a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5983e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac5983e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walking into my first appointment with a Movement Disorder Specialist, I was thinking I shake. This is my experience. <br \/><br \/>When the appointment was over, I thought the same, I shake. I walked out of the exam room with an attitude of this woman wearing a white medical coat with her name followed by a few letters (obviously the Neurologist, Movement Disorder Specialist), thinks I have Parkinson&#8217;s disease. <br \/><br \/>I chose not to focus on the diagnosis because to me, it was like signing up for the doom and gloom of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease. I chose to think I was diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s, not I have Parkinson&#8217;s. It took a couple years to get to the point of thinking I have Parkinson&#8217;s. <br \/><br \/>I did very little research. I didn&#8217;t want to learn anything about it. My personal experience is all I needed. It was enough for me. <br \/><br \/>I did not cry that first day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2371\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2371\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What helped set you on a positive trajectory? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2371\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd94dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdd94dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7555dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7555dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My overall mindset on life has been the biggest source of strength in handling the diagnosis and the disease. From the beginning I knew I am not my disease. It was difficult getting used to it. I wanted to feel better by choosing the right food to eat, not the right medication. I tried eating gluten free and I didn&#8217;t feel a difference. I tried eating vegan and I felt a little difference. I&#8217;d like to kick it up a notch to a Whole Food Plant Based way of eating. For now, I&#8217;m a work in progress on eating WFPB. <br \/><br \/>Often, people say they&#8217;re fighting Parkinson&#8217;s. If that works for them, great. Personally, I don&#8217;t want to fight anybody or anything, especially myself. Self-love and self-care are essential. I exercise not because I&#8217;m fighting PD. I exercise to celebrate what my body can do today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2372\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2372\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How has your diagnosis changed how you perceive your future? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2372\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8045f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8045f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaff24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eaff24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My diagnosis increased my desire (need) to do physical activities that I had always wanted to do. PD turned on an inner passion to make my desires in to reality. I became a thrill seeker. I did the following activities: fly on a trapeze, do double black diamond course at an adventure park, surfing, hiking, white water rafting, and bike riding.<\/p><p><strong>A blog post from early diagnosis:<\/strong><br \/>The words in this image have come to mind after thinking often about what\u2019s ahead of me. My body, my shell, the part of me you see may begin to function differently, look differently, <strong>and may (honestly) piss me off.<\/strong><\/p><p>I may stumble. I may fall. I may slur my words. <strong>I may noticeably shake all over, all the time.<\/strong> I may lose my voice. I may choke on my food. I may lose my fabulous posture. I may lose strength. I may walk slowly. And the list goes on and on.<\/p><p>I realize the list is not me. <strong>Who I\u2019m being<\/strong> in dealing with all those possibilities is who I am. <strong>I am my spirit. I am my essence.<\/strong><\/p><p>Loving my body is simply a choice. This is true. <strong>I desire to always choose an abundance of body love, even when my body does not meet the simplest of expectations.<\/strong> This is what I think about, this is how I currently feel at this moment.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But honestly, will I love my body,\u00a0or will I be pissed off, bitter, and angry?<\/span><\/p><p>Right now&#8230;<\/p><p>\u00a0I CHOOSE LOVE.<\/p><p>************************************************************************************<\/p><div class=\"yiv0835828435elementToProof\"><br clear=\"none\" \/>My diagnosis increased my desire (need) to do physical activities that I had always wanted to do. PD turned on an inner passion to make my desires in to reality. I became a thrill seeker. I did the following activities: fly on a trapeze, do double black diamond course at an adventure park, surfing, hiking, white water rafting, and bike riding.\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"yiv0835828435elementToProof\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"yiv0835828435elementToProof\">I choose to live in the moment.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2373\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2373\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What advice would you give someone new to PD? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2373\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9a152 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a9a152\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddaab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ddaab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your life is not over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2374\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2374\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are you most grateful for with respect to your Parkinson's diagnosis? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2374\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a2968 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5a2968\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2c604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd2c604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am grateful for taking action to meet my wants\/needs. 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