Living

If I had a dime for every time I heard Parkinson’s disease introduced as a “chronic, degenerative, progressive, incurable illness”, I would be sitting on a treasure trove of dimes...

Living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) or any chronic illness is never easy, but with some common sense tips and advice you can manage your symptoms and actually live well with...

I am sure that all of us who live with this illness have experienced times of extreme hardship. These experiences in turn have made us wonder how and if it...

I have been a migraineur since childhood. As expected, my migraines lessened as I entered adulthood. However, when I developed Parkinson's disease (PD), my migraines resurfaced with a vengeance. The...

Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic discussing young-onset Parkinson's disease. He shares his thoughts on how being diagnosed at a younger age can affect those...

Grab your popcorn and Skittles because we are diving deep into the 2010 flick, Love and Other Drugs. If you have not heard of the flick, I will give you...

‘Who Am I?’, It is a question that has puzzled us all, but maybe even a little more for those with Parkinson's compared with others. I’m not trying to enter...

In life, we all need a mentor guide to show us the way. We all need professional assistance and advice in all we do. Here, a good teacher can take...

The idea of intimacy seems to divide into two camps when we apply it to Parkinson’s. First is the idea of being able to trust someone with our innermost feelings...

Freezing of gait, or FOG, is said to affect approximately 7 percent of individuals with early Parkinson’s disease (PD) and more than half of those with advanced PD. This is...

One frequently asked question is about managing medication to maximize its efficacy and it goes like this: "Why doesn’t my medication seem to work?" True to its form, Parkinson’s disease...

As an educator, one of the most important things that I taught to others and other people taught me was the value of People First Language. For those people who...

If I am diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), can I continue working? The short answer is, absolutely! Although PD is a chronic, progressive neurological illness that can be debilitating, with...

From physical, emotional, and mental wellness to overall well-being of the family unit, Parkinson’s disease takes a toll—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. To find out more about how those of you...

It’s a tragedy that just doesn’t get addressed nearly as much as it should. I am talking about the tragic hint of thought to harm oneself or worse. I am...

Regrets, we all have them, get them, or regret getting them. Often, we use “should of”, “would of”, or “could of”: I “should of” bought Apple stock at 19 and...

There is a common misconception among people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and those that care for them between loneliness and depression. Although this is not new information, there is...

Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic sharing his thoughts on exercise routines that are helpful for people with Parkinson's. To read the rest of the...

Choosing to be out about Parkinson’s is a big decision. My personal belief is that to be "out" is to control the narrative of how we are perceived. How far out of...

This isn’t another statistical data report on the medical costs associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) or another government accountability study of how the National Institutes of Health budget is spent...