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Made it to the PD exercise class today. Not quite as much fun as the dance/movement classes, but still helps things on a roll. Literally! Today we did some floor work with foam cylinders, rolling them with our thighs while seated on the floor. Not easy to do! Takes some practice to isolate the muscles needed to make it work right.

Instructor passed out a copy of a magazine article about dancing and PD. It was mostly about the Mark Morris dance troop's work in getting PD dance classes started--like the class that I'll be attending tomorrow. Anecdotal results seem to indicate that dancing helps mitigate symptoms. Why? No one is sure yet, but it seems to help. I know it's working for me!

Don't remember my dreams from last night. I know I dreamed, and did so lucidly, but lost the content as I arose this morning.

The big O had his first day on the job today. What a change of pace for him. I can't imagine what it would be like to make such a step. May he do and be well!

Did a few pro bono surveys today. They were interesting! They are on a site for studies being done at Harvard (http://rsvp.alkami.org/studiesonline/index.html) and elsewhere. The PD instructor handed out a Balance Efficacy survey in class today. I believe I answered the questions honestly--my sense of how good/poor my balance might be is heavily weighted to the good side (90-100% sure I would maintain my balance in the situations described on the questionnaire). Two people fell in the class today during the exercises--plus a few others really struggled getting up/down for the floor exercises. Thank goodness I'm as mobile as I am! Keep on moving/dancing and flowing about!