It’s important to have a sunny outlook. I have always been an optimist about life in general. And I’ve been really fortunate to have had an exciting and enriching professional career doing something that not many people have a chance to do––and meeting, as the old cliché has it, so many interesting people. It’s been a glorious way to make a living. I am even one who tends to respect politicians, and that is a rare breed in the business of journalism. I admire them and the sacrifices they make and, for the most part, I believe there are as many decent, honest politicians as there are journalists or teachers or any other profession.
With Parkinson’s, you just have to cope with it and get on with it. In some ways, you don’t feel as active as you used to. Maybe you are holding back the more exuberant members of your family sometimes. But you can’t do anything about it so you might as well try to make the best of your day, of your night and your life. Life is an ongoing mystery. What happens, will happen.
Source: Knowlton Nash BIO: Knowlton Nash was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2002. He is one of the most recognized and best-loved media personalities in Canada. For ten years, he was the anchor of The National. His career in journalism started in 1947 as a copy editor and reporter and, 60 years later, he is still working–– writing a newspaper column for Osprey Media. Knowlton Nash is also the author of nine books. URL: www.survivingadversity.com
