by Linda Olson | Oct 23, 2026 | Amputee, Courageous Stories, Linda Olson, Parkinson's, Travel
August 1979, Ulm, Germany Our destination was the Ulm Minster—at 530 feet, the tallest church in the world. 768 steps begged to be climbed for expansive views of Bavaria, the Danube Valley, the Alps and the Zugspitze—the highest mountain in Germany. I was 29 years...
by Linda Olson | Jan 20, 2020 | Amputee, Exercise, Linda Olson, Parkinson's
No, that’s not a typo. I’m not trying to giggle my way into the New Year. I really want to jiggle. This all came about because of a three-week vacation to Ireland a couple of years ago. Midway through the trip, I realized that my Parkinson’s symptoms of painful...
by Linda Olson | Jul 30, 2019 | Amputee, Linda Olson, Parkinson's, Speaker
The square, black and yellow boxes hide in a corner of our dining room. Relics of the pre-digital era, they contain Kodak slide carousels, those circular containers with 80 or 140 slots for 35 mm slides which are mounted upside down and backwards for projection...
by Linda Olson | Jul 3, 2019 | Amputee, Parkinson's, Travel
Everyone knows about the Japanese train system, particularly the Shinkansen “Bullet Trains.” Seeing it is vastly different than reading about it. I was unprepared the first time a bullet train rocketed past us as we waited on the train platform. The rush of air...
by Linda Olson | Jun 7, 2019 | Linda Olson, Parkinson's, Travel
I’m just about the luckiest person around. When I get tired, I just pull my fake legs off and bribe my granddaughter, Sierra, to carry them. Her mom is more than happy to relinquish the job. The only problem is that Dave takes me seriously, deciding the top...
