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...reactions4repliesDepressionYoung Onset (YOPD)Tips & Advice
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...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...reactionsrepliesResearch & Clinical TrialsYoung Onset (YOPD)Treatment
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions3repliesNewly DiagnosedYoung Onset (YOPD)Side Effects