The Ribbon of Road Ahead

At forty-nine years old, Carol Clupny was an active, driven woman with a career, a family and a zest for adventure. A mere year later she struggles with strange symptoms of internal tremors, frozen shoulders, and a serious intestinal infection. She doesn’t understand why she can’t paddle a kayak or throw the ball for her dogs. Then comes the diagnosis: early onset Parkinson’s Disease. “How can I keep going?” she asks her doctor. “Keep exercising and taking your meds. You have five to ten years b