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    My Moments of Hope
    My Moments of Hope
    My Moments of Hope
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    My Moments of Hope

    By Joseph J. Amodeo

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    My struggle started 30 years ago and still continues today...spanning more than a quarter century..described in poetry and prose.



    I lost my mobility, my faith in God and people. I asked God for help and He responded. I asked my doctors for help also......but most of all I ask my family for help.....without them I would be nowhere!!



    I searched for answers where therewere none. I looked for miracles may have found one. I am no longer angry and feel hopeless.. I now pray and thank God for everyday. I enjoy life.


    .Young Onset Parkinson's not only changes your life, it controls your life and that of your families. You lose control of movements, flexibility and even cognitive functioning. Time means nothing to Parkinson's. It controls where and when you go. At times it dictates if you go. Moments of Hope are moments I feel in control, moments when I feel empowered and capable of fighting back.



    This is my story. This is my fight. I learned to live with adversity.



    Poetry became my escape, my way of fighting back.



    My Life is Different, Not Over.



    I'm in this to win!!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 6, 2007
    ISBN9781467096935
    My Moments of Hope
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    Joseph J. Amodeo

    Joseph J. Amodeo was raised in brooklyn, New York. As a youth he played stick ball, drove fast cars, and attended church dances. His first job was a delivery boy at age 13 after school. He proudly rode his ten speed bike in the streets of east Flatbush. Joseph traveled to high school in Manhattan each day by subway and as he exited the station with his friends, they stepped over homeless people on the bowery. This had a lasting immpression and inspired him to dedicate his life advocating for those underserved polulations. He was employed, for 25 years in mental health, housing, and program development. He received a M.A. degree from New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 1975 with a concentration in Rehabiltation Counseling. He was profiled in Neurology Now Magazine by Annie Levy, August 2009 issue and appered on CTV Time Warner . He authored "My Moments of Hope" and was a movie extra in "Music & Lyrics" where I appeared on screen for a few brief seconds.

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      My Moments of Hope - Joseph J. Amodeo

      © 2007 Joseph J. Amodeo. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 8/29/2007

      ISBN: 978-1-4343-1380-5 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2007905634

      Printed in the United States of America

      Bloomington, Indiana

      MY MOMENTS OF HOPE … SPECIFIC TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU FEEL IN CONTROL

      SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS WHERE THERE ARE NONE.

      THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS, ONLY CHOICES

      MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT, NOT OVER

      This book is dedicated to my wife, Rosanne, and my daughters, Christine and Danielle. Without their love and patience and understanding, I would have given up long ago. Rosanne has dedicated her life to me and our children and has struggled with me during the past twenty-five years that I had neurological problems.

      We have been married twenty-nine years.

      Thanks for helping me fight back.

      I used to say that I fight back.

      Actually I should say that we fight back

      since Parkinson’s affects the entire family.

      How we fight back

      we talk, watch tv

      try to enjoy every minute

      Each day we try to play

      It’s our way of fighting back

      our way of saying

      we won today

      Tomorrow is another day

      Rome was not built in a day, they say

      Now it’s not me

      It is we

      My family

      we talk and pray

      for a better day

      To my dad, who taught me from an early age that anything in life is possible and that if I set goals and wanted something badly enough, I could achieve it.

      To my mother-in-law, Laurice, and father-in-law, Albert, who not only supported me but have a special place in my heart because they have donated money to the Parkinson’s Foundation in my name.

      To Jean Campbell, a childhood friend, who planted the original idea of writing about Parkinson’s and insists that I can do it. Prior to this I never considered writing.

      To those friends and family who believe in me

      those others who gave me hope

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