I can't stop feeling sorry for myself and guilty of the burden for my familyI was diagnosed with Early Onset PD at 45 (5 days after my birthday actually) I was OK at first, even when, 5 months later I was diagnosed with breast...reactions4repliesYoung Onset (YOPD)Tips & AdviceDepression
Deep Brain Stimulation ~ Operation Complete!My young brother just successfully had DBS op! He is almost fifty, battled for almost a decade! Watched him deteriorate! Wife left him! HIs young son looking after him! Could...reactions13repliesYoung Onset (YOPD)PositivityDeep Brain Stimulation
What makes a clinical trial appealing? What if it is for a new device or totally new way to treat Parkinson's?I am a resident physician with a passion for Parkinson’s disease research that stems from my mother’s diagnosis of young-onset PD about 15 years ago. As I move forward with...reactionsrepliesResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatmentYoung Onset (YOPD)
PWP: People With Parkinson's Living AloneNot everyone, including myself has a caregiver (i.e. spouse , family member) living with them. Therefore, because of our single and alone status we don't have the immediate caregiver access...reactions11repliesParkinsonismYoung Onset (YOPD)Non-Motor Symptoms
Tight calves Therapist that sees me as a career patient instead of an individual that needs help, not live there. So tight of Achilles that my perineal tendon on right ankle tore...reactions1replyYoung Onset (YOPD)
Young Onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD)There is often a misconception that Parkinson's only affects older populations. Many of you here in the community know that this is not necessarily the case. For those who were...reactions16repliesYoung Onset (YOPD)Diagnosis
Women and Parkinson's Hi everyone, my names Cara. I'm a 4th year design student at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For my final design project, I'm working on developing a digital product...reactions2repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsYoung Onset (YOPD)Healthcare Team
Possible early onset Parkinson’s Hi. My first symptom was a severe change in handwriting. I’m left handed. General dystonia started on right and was on left within weeks. Dystonia is severe, and had dbs...reactions7repliesYoung Onset (YOPD)
Mucana pruriens (L-DOPA)While I have been taking Mucuna pruriens as levodopa alternative,it has helped my symptoms as well as my tremors, should I take this as a positive levodopa test, to help...reactions1replyDiagnosisYoung Onset (YOPD)Tips & Advice
My Brother ~ I just need to express my concerns!When he was twenty one years old he managed to roll his vehicle in the mine where he worked and by all rights should have been killed as his head...reactions3repliesNewly DiagnosedYoung Onset (YOPD)Side Effects