Caregiver's Role in Caring for People with Parkinson'sAs a caregiver or care partner, you may be the spouse, sibling, child, or other loved one of someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Caregiving is defined as everything we do...
Growing Online and Virtual Opportunities for CaregiversI recently participated in an online meeting where staff members of various Parkinson’s organizations were commenting on the forced necessity of moving support, education, and exercise programs online to continue...
Caregivers & Care Partners: Finding Time To ExerciseHaving been a Parkinson’s disease care partner for over twenty years, I sincerely understand how tremendously hard it is to carve out time for a caregiver to care for one’s...
Challenges of Caring for Someone with Parkinson’sCaregivers and care partners face many challenges in caring for a loved one with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The disease impacts more than just the patient, and the care partner often...
How are the Terms Care Partner and Caregiver Different?It is common to find the use of these two terms within the Parkinson’s disease community. However, they are rarely defined. It occurred to me to take time to show,...
Back to Basics: Managing Stress While CaregivingBeing a care partner for a loved one with Parkinson’s disease can have many rewards and many moments of stress. With the focus on medical appointments being mainly on the...
How To Provide Care: 5 Helpful Tips for CaregiversReceiving a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) can be a life-altering experience, not only for the person with the diagnosis, but also for the spouse, child, parent or friend who...
Parkinson Care Partner Community: Get Involved!There are many ways for people with PD, their friends, and their family to get involved in the Parkinson’s (PD) community. National, regional, and local Parkinson’s organizations offer ways to...
Helpful Hints for Long-Distance CaregivingCaregiving can be challenging when you live in the same area as a loved one, but it can be even trickier if you’re long-distance. Thankfully, social media and communication apps...
Don't Lose Sleep as a Parkinson's Caregiver: Part OneThis is Part One in a series of three articles that focuses on things you can do to prioritize and achieve sleep as a caregiver. If you care for a...
5 Tips in Caregiving: When a Loved One Refuses CareThese are some of the biggest challenges I have faced as a doctor and caregiver, so I thought perhaps these pearls would help with the frustration many of us struggle...
