Living

As long as I have lived, I think that I have always been a little different-no better-no worse! My first and only job placement test reported that my occupation talent...

An inward reflection of what I perceive is happening to my body, mind, and spirit according to Parkinson’s disease reveals much about myself as I battle a war that is...

The modern movement for palliative care began in the mid-twentieth-century, with an effort to improve care for the dying. Clinicians and researchers began to realize that, in many cases, fighting...

We need your input! We recently hit 10,000 likes on our Facebook page! To celebrate this milestone, ParkinsonsDisease.net wants to hear from you! As a way of giving back to...

In the summer of 1983, a woman in the San Francisco area, Marion Jackson Brucker, noticed a tremor in her left hand. When it didn’t go away, she went to...

I was having lunch with Peter, a fellow Parkie… which can be an adventure on its own. Peter and I were slowly ordering our food looking forward to our next...

It happens to most of us. We seem to exert ourselves and simply run out of gas. Whether we are doing too much or are exceeding our abilities without realizing...

After almost 18 years of having Parkinson’s and 15 years as a care partner to someone with Parkinson’s it can become easy to find myself defining myself by this disease...

When one is blindsided with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, it is so easy to feel shocked, overwhelmed, in denial, numb, or a combination of them all. For me, it...

Before anyone takes a trip, even if it’s a spontaneous one, there is planning to be done. If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease (PD), there are even...

Traveling brings up a host of challenges for anyone. But for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), traveling can be extra tricky as the changes to motor functioning as well...

Dear Ms. Parkinson's, You first came into my life on March 17th, 2010. The day that I heard my neurologist say, "You have Parkinson's disease," was a day that I...

Diagnoses can come in many forms and take on various weights. A diagnosis for the common cold, for instance, may provide to be a little annoying, and require a week...

Parkinson’s disease is a complex illness with many different symptoms and combinations of symptoms. It can be difficult to diagnose in the early stages of the disease. Some of the...

Information is the best medicine. Those who make uninformed decisions do so at their own peril. I play golf every week with a couple of other Parkies - my age...

Once I knew it was Parkinson’s disease that had me in its grip, I decided to take seriously the requests of my family to record a specific song I had...

Your medications are vital to maintaining your Parkinson’s disease, but there are complementary therapies and other opportunities that you can take advantage of to better your health, on your own...

I am speaking a new language these days. I call it slurganese. And I didn't even have to take lessons or purchase language learning CD's to become fluent in it...

I had a DBS (deep brain stimulator) installed in 2014 and am happy to report great success, in my case. Before I unlocked my noggin, I interviewed a dozen or...

First and foremost, when you are engaged you don’t have to worry about finding a date. Linda and I got engaged in 1968, before the internet, credit cards, cell phones...