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Cooler day, today! Also a bit damp and windy. Weather keeps on changing! Had a movement class today and that helped smooth out the creaks and kinks from yesterday's trek of 2.5+ miles. I'm glad I did the walking. It showed me where I am in many ways and the news is encouraging. I'm still on the move it seems.

I saw two people with gait limitations while I was out and about. One was an elderly man who could hardly move. He made small shuffling steps as he crossed a parking lot to his car. He barely made any forward distance as he moved. Then, of course, he got in his car and drove away! For someone who could hardly walk, I wonder how he can still drive. His car was not fitted out with hand controls. Makes you wonder!

A second man I saw looked like a homeless person. He was "frozen" in place at a street corner. He was trying to get his feet to move. He was striking his feet with a cane attempting to get his feet to respond. If he that debilitated, I wonder how he makes it if he's living on the street. He should be in a care facility. I keep thinking that there should be places where people with the last stages of PD can live and be taken care of as they get through their final days. The places would be like the sanitariums of days gone by where people could get the care and therapies that make their last days as easy as possible. The places would have daily exercise and movement sessions plus a variety of activities to keep them engaged and moving as much as possible. If I win the lottery, I'll have one built as a model to be replicated. Conveniently, it will also give me a place to be should I find myself in that final state.

I notice that I'm noticing more and more people who are dealing with PD symptoms. This is especially true in this area since there are so many seniors.