What Makes a Good Doctor?Finding the right doctor to manage Parkinson's disease (PD) can take time. Each person's Parkinson's experience is unique and what they look...reactionscomments
Stop PD Symptoms from Getting in the Way of Your LifeI am sure that all of us who live with this illness have experienced times of extreme hardship. These experiences in turn...reactions7comments
I Am Nothing Without My Parkinson's MedicationI am nothing without my Parkinson’s medication. A harsh and damning indictment upon my own self-worth. But, nonetheless very true. I could...reactions28comments
Ask the Advocate: How Can You Comfort a Person With Parkinson's?A Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis can be overwhelming, but you do not have to face it alone. We asked our ParkinsonsDisease.net advocates...reactions4comments
Six Tips for Managing Parkinson's "Off Time"The medications developed to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) can help manage the symptoms, including tremor or shaking, rigidity, impaired balance, and slowness...reactions45comments
The Parkinson's Dyskinesia and Tremors GrooveI love music. It defines my life, and frankly, I can’t have enough musical mixes to express who and where I am...reactions6comments
We Can’t Always Wrap Everything Up in a Nice BowOne thing that often frustrates me about being a writer is that there’s always this expectation that we can wrap the end...reactions4comments
Good Days, Bad Days: Could It Be My Attitude?Almost all of us who have Parkinson’s experience good days and bad days. Focusing on how I feel physically doesn’t consider all...reactions8comments
What Can We Do When Fatigue Strikes Suddenly?Posy expects that we all have experienced "hitting a wall." At these times, we desperately crave going back to bed. It may...reactions44comments
Parkinson's and the Quarantine: Making the Most of Your Time at HomeIf you are quarantined at home and cannot go out, that can be very frustrating and a huge disruption to daily living!...reactions1comment
The Love and Limitations of Levodopa: From a Levodopa JunkieWhat role does levodopa play in my Parkinson’s disease management? If I was a car, levodopa would be my gas. It fuels...reactions10comments
Looking Differently at Parkinson’s DiseaseIf I had a dime for every time I heard Parkinson’s disease introduced as a “chronic, degenerative, progressive, incurable illness”, I would...reactions8comments
Speaking in "Parki-nese": Challenges with SpeechWhat if you woke up tomorrow morning and couldn’t speak? How would it affect your life? Think about it. You couldn’t tell...reactions17comments
Why I Use MyChart and TelemedicineWhen I was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in August of 2020, the pandemic had just started, and although MyChart was available...reactions2comments
Parkinson’s Disease Convinced Me It Was Time to RetireTo many people reading this blog post, you may have been dreaming of retirement for much of your adult life. Not me...reactions2comments
An Adjustment for Tremors: Deep Brain StimulationSitting, facing the team of neurological professionals in front of me, I found myself in a conundrum. In all my posts about...reactions11comments
An Adjustment for Tremors: Focused UltrasoundThis all began when my wife turned me on to a procedure called focused ultrasound (FUS). This is similar to deep brain...reactions7comments
How To Stay Positive With Parkinson’s DiseaseMany people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) say symptoms like fatigue, cognitive changes, and pain make navigating day-to-day life difficult. These and...reactions10comments
Dealing with the REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Sandman“Good morning, Sunshine!” is the kind of thing we are used to hearing when we wake up. I have heard variations of...reactions2comments
Community Shares: The Painful Reality of ShinglesWe asked our community of Health Leaders to share about their shingles experiences. What topped the list of challenges when dealing with...reactionscomments
