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“It does not matter how Strong your Opinions are. if you don’t use your POWER for POSITIVE Change , you are indeed part of the problem.” ~ Coretta Scott King Women’s Day dates to February 28th, 1909, on the advice of Theresa Malkiel. Theresa was the first American woman to rise the ranks from a factory worker to a leader of the socialist party. She was convinced that the only way to fight for women’s inequality was to band together.  Over a century now, the same principle holds true. Fifty years, since the inception of a global celebration to address women’s accomplishments, some of the ..read more

“LET EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU.. this new Year: BEAUTY & TERROR. JUST KEEP GOING & Believing. NO FEELING IS FINAL!” Rainer Maria Rilke January sucked, February sucked, and March did a pretty good job in not upsetting the status quo. Fortunately, April decided to stand up and prove there was a better way as the fog of Covid finally began to fade away. Slowly May and June followed suit. Just when things started to get interesting again with newfound energy, strength, projects, and goals -August said not so fast and by the end of September life was beginning to fade once again. Midst of f ..read more

Hello friends… I have missed writing for you. I know it seems that I might have dropped off the face of the earth (although at times I certainly feel like I am being swallowed alive and the safest place is my cozy couch aka the “Diva couch” if it could only talk the stories it would tell). So if it could talk it would say get up and do something other than watch the same soap for the umpteenth time and stop playing candy crush- these two things I have discovered are my OCD’s (obsessive compulsive behaviors) when my levodopa is running way low and I am in dire need of something to boost my dopa ..read more

Empezaremos con el tema de la mujer y el impacto en la sociedad tanto como paciente al igual que al cuidador – espero verlos por alla este jueves 8 de Septiembre del 2022 a las 4 de la tarde horario pacifico inscribance en el enlace de abajo. Gracias los esperamos con sus preguntas !! Overview ⋮ Descubriendo nuevos horizontes – Sabela Avión y María de León ⋮ Blackthorn ⋮ Events ..read more

By Maria De Leon “If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a hope-er, a prayer-er come sit by my fire…. Shel Silverstein Poem Invitation Unlike the magical place described by Shel Silverstein in his poem that starts off with “There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins….” those of us who live with Parkinson’s disease know an entirely different realm one that does not always lead to childlike joy and heaven like peace rather to a reality of struggle and frustration that may be dark and dreary at times. Nevertheless, I continue to strive each day to find happiness and gratitude ..read more

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bszfgqguxn28tyx/FullSizeRender.mov?dl=0 “The first step to wards change is awareness…Nathaniel Branden” ALL rights reserved by Maria De Leon MD (aka Parkinson’s Diva) @copyright 2022 ..read more

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https://www.wegohealth.com/drmariade/awards Maria De Leon and Laurie Rogers sharing my advocacy work with My BFF ..read more