I was dead, but I won't lie down: I continue walking.

[alexwalker]

A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.

i in Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I was filled with depression and suicide thoughts. It was like game over.

I have recently undergone a more detailed study of my body(!) and it turns out it was false: I have a diseise called Polyneurofasi, a nerve fault that inflicts on my legs /walking and some other issues, but not deadly.

As you may or may not know, I have walked many Caminos the last 16 years. As recently as 2014 I walked from Burgos with my daughter (48).

I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good. Next (May 2015, definitelively) at 71 years of age, with my daughter. I am old, but I am not dead,, and I can definitelely walk. Young people really need to get their eyes off their phones and go see the world, No better place than on a Camino.

However, I was scared stiff after getting the (wrong) diagnose, and had (wrongly, in hindsight) to cancel my commitment as a hospitalero in Najera this spring. Bc. a wrong decision by the doctors.

Sorry, @Rebekah Scott : Doctor's mistale.

@LTfit : Love you too. My heart is yours for your concerns.

 

[Pilgrim9]

Thank God for second medical opinions.

"I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good"

Take your time, Alexwalker. There is no need to hurry to the destination.

 

[alexwalker]

Take your time, Alexwalker. There is no need to hurry to the destination.

You bet. I will walk until I don't. Actually, the events of last year have made me even more determined to walk Caminos until I fall down...... What an exit that would be! Going down doing what you love.

After my "death sentence" many perspectives have changed... Live in the now.

 

[Tincatinker]

Walk on Alex, may your roads ever be straight

 

[Juspassinthru]

A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.

i in Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I was filled with depression and suicide thoughts. It was like game over.

I have recently undergone a more detailed study of my body(!) and it turns out it was false: I have a diseise called Polyneurofasi, a nerve fault that inflicts on my legs /walking and some other issues, but not deadly.

As you may or may not know, I have walked many Caminos the last 16 years. As recently as 2014 I walked from Burgos with my daughter (48).

I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good. Next (May 2015, definitelively) at 71 years of age, with my daughter. I am old, but I am not dead,, and I can definitelely walk. Young people really need to get their eyes off their phones and go see the world, No better place than on a Camino.

However, I was scared stiff after getting the (wrong) diagnose, and had (wrongly, in hindsight) to cancel my commitment as a hospitalero in Najera this spring. Bc. a wrong decision by the doctors.

Sorry, @Rebekah Scott : Doctor's mistale.

@LTfit : Love you too. My heart is yours for your concerns.

“I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good.”

@alexwalker, as long as you have friends, known and not yet known, you can keep walking even with a little help if needed.

As Lennon/McCartney said: “I get by with a little help from my friends”. Real friends not Facebook friends.

We’ve never met but I’m happy to hear the updated prognosis. Keep walking .

 

[nycwalking]

Health to you.

Buen caminos.

 

[SYates]

I didn't know but now so happy you got the right diagnosis! Looking forward to seeing you in Santiago again!
BC SY

 

[lt56ny]

I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good. Next (May 2015, definitelively) at 71 years of age, with my daughter.

You lucky dad to walk not once but twice with your daughter. You sure ain't dead yet and we will both celebrate 71 with another camino. We can't kick the bucket yet we still have to meet one day on some camino somewhere

 

[Bradypus]

Every time I read your thread title this song enters my head. Wishing you all the best. Ultreia!

 

[Becky 59]

You bet. I will walk until I don't. Actually, the events of last year have made me even more determined to walk Caminos until I fall down...... What an exit that would be! Going down doing what you love.

After my "death sentence" many perspectives have changed... Live in the now.

Alex, keep walking! I loved meeting you (and your crusty humor!) last spring on the Frances, may our paths cross again as we both keep walking.

 

[bullingtonce]

A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.

i in Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I was filled with depression and suicide thoughts. It was like game over.

I have recently undergone a more detailed study of my body(!) and it turns out it was false: I have a diseise called Polyneurofasi, a nerve fault that inflicts on my legs /walking and some other issues, but not deadly.

As you may or may not know, I have walked many Caminos the last 16 years. As recently as 2014 I walked from Burgos with my daughter (48).

I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good. Next (May 2015, definitelively) at 71 years of age, with my daughter. I am old, but I am not dead,, and I can definitelely walk. Young people really need to get their eyes off their phones and go see the world, No better place than on a Camino.

However, I was scared stiff after getting the (wrong) diagnose, and had (wrongly, in hindsight) to cancel my commitment as a hospitalero in Najera this spring. Bc. a wrong decision by the doctors.

Sorry, @Rebekah Scott : Doctor's mistale.

@LTfit : Love you too. My heart is yours for your concerns.

Doctors are human; doctors make mistakes; all humans make mistakes, every single world of us. However, mistakes get magnified when you are doctor or surgeon plus when a plumber makes a mistake. Sorry you had to go through this but am so pleased the diagnosis was found out to be wrong. And definitely yes, youngsters (I can use this term; I am 77 years old--older than you!) screw up their lives by being wedded to social media. Plus, when they reach our age, they will wonder why their eyesight is so poor or they lost their eyesight. Life always rears its ugly head when ignorance is present. Keep up the Caminos! Chuck PS And remember, dying is not an endpoint/endstage; rather, it is a transition, just like birth is not a creation but a transition.

 

[Marbe2]

Glad you are still out on the CF putting one foot in front of the other.

 

[Felice]

Alex, I am so glad for you that you do not have Parkinsons.

I'm watching my sister, who is 74, progressively succumb to this horrible condition. It's robbed her of her dignity, her mobility, her interests, everything. And it is starting to rob her of her personality and her intelligence.

Keep walking Alex, and may the road always rise to meet you.

 

[Pilgrim Patricia]

Hallelujah! Congratulations, and kudos for persisting until you got the correct diagnosis.

Wishing you many more caminos!

 

[WayWalker]

A few of the Forum members have known about my condition for some time.

i in Feb. 2024 I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. I was registered in the national Parkinson registry. A miserable death was awaiting as my future. No more Caminos. I was filled with depression and suicide thoughts. It was like game over.

I have recently undergone a more detailed study of my body(!) and it turns out it was false: I have a diseise called Polyneurofasi, a nerve fault that inflicts on my legs /walking and some other issues, but not deadly.

As you may or may not know, I have walked many Caminos the last 16 years. As recently as 2014 I walked from Burgos with my daughter (48).

I will now continue to walk Caminos until I fall down for good. Next (May 2015, definitelively) at 71 years of age, with my daughter. I am old, but I am not dead,, and I can definitelely walk. Young people really need to get their eyes off their phones and go see the world, No better place than on a Camino.

However, I was scared stiff after getting the (wrong) diagnose, and had (wrongly, in hindsight) to cancel my commitment as a hospitalero in Najera this spring. Bc. a wrong decision by the doctors.

Sorry, @Rebekah Scott : Doctor's mistale.

@LTfit : Love you too. My heart is yours for your concerns.

Wow, great news. Buen camino!