Shuffling Editor traveled to Oklahoma City, aboard Delta, the airline that charges $25 for a checked bag but provides, free of charge, seats that recline into your nose and smash the service tray into your abdomen. His words and photos (purloined from Ambassador Rich Wildau) report on the Davis Phinney Foundation (Parkinson’s) Victory Summit (Dec. 8) and the meeting of DPF Parkinson Patient Advocates, grandiosely named Ambassadors. (Dec. 9) Correct spelling and grammar provided at no charge.
Davis Phinney: The Man and Inspirational Speaker
Trim, striking, composed. Rolling gait of an athlete. Secure, warm, modest, easy to meet. Straight-in-your-eye guy. Lives in the moment. Droll, funny and engaging. On this day, very deliberate in movement (bradykinesia). Some facial masking. His self-described “B” Game is anyone else’s “A+” Game. Master of stage– without pretense.
Davis Phinney: Visionary
PD World headed his way. Less about medicines, more about Living Well (with or without a malady). Teams are key—in a bicycle race, in his organization, for best health care management. Camaraderie essential for well being. Servant leader.
Davis Phinney: Tribal leader
His Ambassadors are fearless, brave, funny, child-like, relentless and madcap. God bless the whole lot.
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