An Amazing Soul

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Many of you know that Nguyen's mother suffers from Parkinson's Disease. Today on Oprah, Michael J. Fox was a guest along with Dr. Oz. I made sure I TiVo'd this episode because I have become increasingly interested in this disease for obvious reasons.


I was really excited to hear that a cure for this disease will be found in the very near future. Dr. Oz said that scientists are extremely close and that we should see a cure less than ten years from now. AMAZING!


Although Parkinson's has personally effected our family, Michael J. Fox said some really encouraging things that deeply touched me and that I know would touch many of my fellow bloggers and readers...


"Though Michael has learned to accept his disease and embrace his life, he says there are still days when he thinks, "This sucks."


"Having said that, somebody said to me one time that happiness grows in direct proportion to your acceptance and in inverse proportion to your expectations," he says. "So if you can just kind of say: 'Well, this is what I have today. Now, I didn't have a choice about this, but I have a million other choices I can make today. I can choose where I go. I can choose how I feel about where I go.' … If I make those choices well, I'm going to be a happy person."


That's pretty much been my outlook for a while, but it's nice to have someone, other than myself, vocalize my thoughts. What an awesome attitude! Our life is what we make of it. There are instances in everyone's lives where we could easily say "this sucks" or "life isn't fair" and simply give up, walk away, or just have a sour attitude. What's the point in that?


Is it surprising to anyone that Gabby has made me more optimistic than ever before? Even when I look at my Mother in law I am inspired. Yeah, it's not an ideal situation, but it's no reason to lay in bed all day and give up hope. We push forward. We persevere. We make the best of what life has to offer.


So Oprah was the source of my excitement for the day. I am already looking into starting a fundraiser to aid in advancements in research and to hopefully SOON, find a cure for PD. For more information on how you can help, visit



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