Biking with Parkinsons

Will and I have probably hung up the tandem for good.  In January he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease or PD.  Because of a loss of strength in his right side it's difficult to maintain balance on the tandem.  We took a mighty big spill at Bowlus this summer with multiple bruises and scrapes. Over a series of months and a long wait for assembly, Will started to ride a new Scorpion Trike,  Unfortunately it came at the end of the season but nature gifted us with some warm November days so we've been able to bike together.  Today was the Cannon River Trail.  Why is this good for a PD patient?

It's exercise,
the activity focuses the mind so that bad thoughts
don't intrude,
and for the two of us it is a quality of life experience.

This blog will become more than writing about biking but
my observations on living with someone you love who has
Parkinson's disease.