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One of the challenges of writing about Parkinson’s is finding emotional balance while I learn about the symptoms that impact my dad on a daily basis. It’s pretty easy to...

Posy has become a medical detective! She can’t help drawing conclusions from published medical research combined with her own experience of Parkinson’s disease. This is probably a healthy occupation for...

Elon Musk’s latest business venture, Neuralink, has the potential to change the way medical professionals manage movement disorders. But Neuralink’s competitor, Synchron, is racing ahead with its first human trial...

Most of us have probably been there. A random question, maybe or maybe not about Parkinson’s, that just seems from left field. Often those questions either have no answer or are not...

Recently, my wife assigned me to the task of picking up garage door openers and then having the guy at the store reprogram them. While there, I thought I would...

Elon Musk’s latest business venture is turning heads in the medical industry. While Musk is most well-known for his work with Tesla and SpaceX, the entrepreneur and investor is developing...

I’ve always considered myself to be someone with a strong desire to learn. This is manifested in many different ways. When making a major purchase I will gather as much...

Waking up in the middle of the night and wandering through the house. Sliding off the bed in the morning because his feet were not in the right position. My mother...

Have you ever found yourself highly annoyed by the sound of someone tapping on the table, the constant clicking of a ballpoint pen, loud chewing or rustling paper? When I...

Join Angela and me as we sit down for an interview with Dan Glass to hear his perspective on living with Parkinson's disease. Dan’s style is candid and personal in...

The sidewalk did it! I like to tell people that I was attacked by the sidewalk. It wasn’t my fault. Really, it wasn’t. It seems that every time I am...

For the past few weeks, I started to have severe itching all over my body. However, I did not take or use any new medications or soaps. Nevertheless, I started itching...

I feel anxious almost all the time and occasionally have anxiety attacks. Does Parkinson’s have anything to do with anxiety? According to Johns Hopkins, "Research shows that up to 40 percent...

In Posy's recent blogs about her Trans-Atlantic trips, she confirmed that having Parkinson's disease (PD) had complicated her long-haul travel. The triumvirate of lockdown, the fear of catching COVID and...

"Feeling bad is often not as bad as how bad we feel about feeling bad." (Posy, 2022) Do we expect too much of ourselves? Are we still viewing life as...

With Parkinson’s, one of the most important questions is how to balance needs and independence with fear and anxiety. This is not a simple equation in any way shape or...

Getting told to downgrade to a soft-consistency diet with Parkinson's disease (PD) may seem challenging at first. But rather than glorified baby food, what if it can be a Michelin...

Posy has so many questions about the reasons for Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms and the treatment for her condition. The answers she seeks are often found on the ParkinsonsDisease.net website...

"Pickles! Pickles, bring back that ball right now!" I smile thinking of a dog named Pickles. It is not just his name that amuses me, but the fact that a...

For those impacted by Parkinson's disease, we know that the symptoms may change over time. I recently experienced an episode that lasted for over 2 hours. As usual, I took...