A heartbreaking characterization of what can happen when one is diagnosed with a debilitating disease. Parkinson's disease is much more than a movement disorder. Symptoms from the disease or medications taken to live with Parkinson's produce an array of physiological and psychological conditions that affect you and your family. Even after the loss of marriage, family and his career, it doesn't keep the author from depicting the brighter side of life with his funny anecdotes in his continual battle with this illness. In the end, his story will leave you with the feeling of satisfaction and resolved joy.