I was annoyed by my neighbor's noise. Months later, I'd helped raise $80,000 for her care.
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I was annoyed by my noisy upstairs neighbor until I learned she had Parkinson's. Helping her led to an unexpected friendship.
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Heidi Widmer now helps her neighbor, who has Parkinson's.Courtesy of Heidi WidmerHeidi Widmer is a 35-year-old who moved into an apartment building in Los Angeles in July.For the first two weeks, she heard a loud sound from the apartment above and was annoyed.She found out the noise was being made by her neighbor, who has Parkinson's.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Heidi Widmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.In July, I moved into an apartment in Los Angeles, exhausted from a six-day drive across the country from New York. All I wanted to do was get into the apartment and sleep, and luckily, my bed had been delivered on the same day I arrived.Trying to fall asleep at 2 a.m., all I could hear was a loud noise coming from the apartment upstairs. It sounded as if someone was bowling. Although I was tempted to shout for them to be quiet, I held my tongue — I was the new neighbor and didn't want to be difficult.But the noise just didn't seem to stop.…
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