Chess helps to keep me awake and keeps my wits sharp so I can sneak into the chicken house. At times I can snatch pawns, leave chocolate covered poisoned pawns as a bait, chase Kings and eat chicken if I have drank enough coffee. If not enough coffee I may fall asleep and feel tired since I have PD and get checkmated, think of running for president. burn dinner or misspell words.

Favorite charity Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's disease. Chess slows mental decline in people with PD (estimated 1 million in US), 10 million worldwide). In memory of both my parents and my aunt who suffered from Parkinson's, I did play every country a game of chess and promoted awareness of PD. Thanks for all who made this possible. My relatives fought the good fight for years with grace and went on to a better place where there is no PD. To all those who are travelling on that long, dark, uphill journey of progressive PD and those who love and support them may you find peace and comfort from your struggles with help from your higher power.

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