Living

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Back when I was a kid, a time known affectionately as “the 1970s,” there was a television show, which was entitled Fantasy Island. In the show, the premise was that...

It can be overwhelming to figure out how to find telehealth services, especially if you do not already have a doctor. But many companies offer a range of virtual health...

Telehealth or virtual care can be used to access many different types of health services. To get started, talk to your doctor to find out which virtual services are right...

If you are quarantined at home and cannot go out, that can be very frustrating and a huge disruption to daily living! If you have Parkinson’s disease and are home...

An underused tool for wellness is the concept of writing your narrative. When someone is initially diagnosed with a chronic disease, it can be quite a shock. The patient does not know...

Visiting your doctor online is a great way to get healthcare if you are not able to go in person. You can get medical advice, visual assessments, treatments, or update...

Did I ever tell you about how I managed to lose all that excess weight since dystonia kicked in? How about my walking routine to meet my exercise goals? What...

As children, my parents always encouraged us to write thank-you letters for our gifts at Christmas or birthdays. It’s something that has stuck with me and I always try to...

Telehealth is a virtual service that lets patients interact with a healthcare professional online. This lets doctors and patients connect without being in the same room, or even the same...

More than 200 years have passed since Dr. James Parkinson wrote an essay on what he termed the ‘shaking palsy.’ Much has been learned about Parkinson’s disease but there is...

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...

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...