Living

James Parkinson, born April 11, 1755, and died December 21, 1824. James Parkinson did not name the disease given his name. He was a very unassuming person. You get the...

My father learned to drive at the age of 10. Back in India, driving with a license, at that time especially, wasn’t really a thing. Mainly because anytime you got...

Almost all who exercise regularly, and those who should but don't, have a collection of excuses for why they can't make it that day. How am I so sure of...

When sailors find they have navigated into the doldrums and need to wait out the windless days, their boat is essentially "stuck." You might be finding yourself feeling a wee...

Have you ever heard the expression, “You are what you eat?” Back in the day, when I was, ahem, younger, before Parkinson’s reared its ugly head. I used to love...

In a previous post, Exercise 101, the FITT principle was introduced. It addressed how often to exercise (Frequency), how hard to exercise (Intensity), how long to exercise in one session...

Growing up, my father was difficult and strong-headed. At times, unable to be reasoned with, as sometimes men from our motherland can be. However, most of the time he made...

In this final section, I want to discuss my feelings on vulnerabilities as a strength. If secrets aren’t good and fear leads to the dark side (Master Yoda), then vulnerabilities...

It might be easy to think you have to give up your hobbies when living with Parkinson’s. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Parkinson’s may change how you...

What we do with our day is an exciting buffet of opportunity. For some of us, we may have to time our day around the efficacy of our medicines or...

I thought that I would revisit some of the questions that people have when it comes to knowing when medications are working, not working, causing side effects, or are ineffective...

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost Each person with Parkinson's has a different...

As my father was a self-sufficient and independent man, almost to a fault, he was the one solely in charge of his healthcare and his appointments. Now, not so much...

Research shows that dance can be quite beneficial for people who have Parkinson's disease (PD), no matter their age. It seems it can often help with balance, mobility, motor performance...

It has been a week since I have returned home to New York from Dallas. My four siblings and I were all home for five days. From the endless dishes...

The final post, Part 3C, of the non-motor symptoms series describes the impaired function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in Parkinson's. Disruption of the ANS circuitry leads to major...

Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic reflecting on his life with Parkinson's over the past 18 years. Peter also reflects on treatment progress and medical...

I remember when I was younger I’d often have moments where ridiculous situations would unfold around me. And I’d be standing there shaking my head looking around for the Director...

I have this memory from about two years ago, before my father was officially diagnosed. My mother was running late to work and was rushing out the door. But before...

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet or, Parkinson’s by any other name would still stink. The power of language is certain; words can either bolster or...