Once upon a time, our hero Jonny was skipping along the road
when he bumped into a Doctor. The Doctor said, “You might have Parkinson’s
disease!” Jonny was very confused. He tried skipping away but couldn’t.
“Tests!” exclaimed the Doctor. “Yes! Tests are the thing wherein I’ll catch the
conscience of the…” said the Doctor, who turned into Sherlock Holmes and went
on his way. Jonny shouted, “MIGHT?! You
said might!! Do I or don’t I?”
Jonny suddenly found himself at a fork in the road. On the
left he could see life as it had been before and the future he imagined he
would have. On the right he saw a pot holed road leading into a dark, tangled
forest. Jonny stood as if made of stone. He waited…
Then one day the Doctor reappeared. Jonny looked at him, “Which
road?!” he pleaded. In reply, the Doctor
gently took Jonny by the hand and led our hero down the road towards the
Parkinson’s forest. The Doctor was saying something as they walked but Jonny
couldn’t hear, there was silence in his life and, for now, it was deafening…
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