Continuing on with Parkinson's Awareness; today I am introducing a funny lady who goes by the name of Yuma Bev. I 'met' Yuma Bev through Twitter, where she was tweeting about her own journey with Parkinson's Disease with a sense of humor. I envied her her laughter, as at the time, I was having a difficult time seeing any humor in our own situation.
Yuma Bev was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease at 47, finally being diagnosed with the disease after struggling with it since her late 30s.
She has recently guest blogged for the Michael J Fox Foundation, writing a piece on Deep Brain Stimulation and another piece on Music Therapy.
Yuma Bev recently published her book, Parkinson's Humor on living and laughing with Parkinson's Disease. It is available on ebook through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smash Words. For a print copy, you can request through Yuma Bev directly at yumabev@gmail.com. All profits will be donated to Parkinson's. (Books are also available for fundraising efforts.)
You can follow Yuma Bev on Twitter: @YumaBev and/or her website: Parkinson's Humor.
Holy cow; what a small world! This is a great little piece and a wonderful blog! I too, am a Parkie and a rabid fan of Yuma Be. What I did not know until this VERY MINUTE is that our miss Bev played the clarinet! I played viola professionally for 35 years. Wonder of wonders. Anyway, always look at the bright side. Always know that you have us out here rooting for you and your Dad. I hope he is well. If you want more laughs and not necessarily of the Parkie kind, but just of the over all insane kind, come visit me at homelessviola.blogspot.com. Bev is my hero and justifiably deserves everything she gets. She is my shining star! Thanks for the tea! Mary. <3
ReplyDeleteJust ordered the book last week, should arrive today or tomorrow. I always check out Bev's humor when I need a laugh or just a nice way to begin my day.
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice blog. I enjoyed my visit.
ReplyDeleteNice blog on Bev. She is a great lady! :-)
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