Michael J. Fox.  Muhammad Ali.  George Wallace.  Vincent Price.  Pope John Paul II.  Janet Reno.  Hummmmm…..  What do all these folks have in common?  They all have Parkinson’s Disease.  And, so does my husband, Dan Hott. Parkinson’s Disease, or “PD”, is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that impairs motor skills. Belonging to a group of  movement disorders, PD is a chronic illness for which there is no cure.  Symptoms of PD are characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing and eventual loss of physical movement. Since this crazy thing called Parkinson’s moved in with us the summer of 2008, this 47-year-old-grey-haired-hott-mama-of-four has had countless conversations with God concerning this topic.  So much of my prayer time is centered on trying to understand it all, I sometimes worry that I might be giving God a headache. Do you know what I mean?  Sometimes, I feel like a pest.  You know?  Like when your children ask over and over for something. … [Read more...]