Jeff's Medical and Dental Updates

(Copying in this text from my new "Discovering Gratitude" blog, as it is definitely applicable here also.) Feeling grateful to be getting back to regular singing at rehearsal of the church choir I am in this evening. The choir has been off for about a month, which occurs annually in July or August. The concern is I am aware, as a Parkinson's Disease patient, that the voice can be affected by PD. I've been aware previously that regular singing can be a help in this; a friend whose husband died some years ago of PD recommended to me a singing group that is dedicated to PD patients for just that purpose. Their schedule did not work for me, but I've come to realize regular rehearsals with the choir plus singing at last three Sunday mornings per month are a great alternative. So, with this month of choir off time, I have more and more been feeling my voice starting to go south, and thus my gratitude about going back to rehearsals. And I will definitely want to ...

Realized my newish skin tag is entirely red. Which was alarming, then I realized it is perfectly positioned to rub up against the collars of my undershirts, and thus get inflamed. So, I'm feeling OK to just leave it for my skin check a little later in the year with the dermatologist.

Being newly alert about health of my skin (see previous posts), and running low on my current supply of sunscreen, earlier today I emailed my dermatologist to ask for a recommendation of best brands of suncreen. That included a note that Neutrogena will be a no-go for me, as a previous use of it resulted in a bad reaction to something in the ingredients. I am currently using Bullfrog brand sunscreen, but will be happy to switch to the doctor's recommendation.