![A lot of times, when you have a disability, one of the things you deal with is other people's projections of what your experience is and their fear about it, and not seeing the experience you're having. There's nothing horrifying about [Parkinson's disease] to me. It is what I deal with. It is my reality and my life, but it's not horrible.](/assets/img/quote-photos/a-lot-of-times-when-you-have-a-disability-one-of-the-things-you-deal-with-is-ot.jpg)
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