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“You can keep going long after you think you can’t.” - Heidi Reynolds, Founder Start Living Today PD I am often asked how I can keep a good attitude and...

People often seem surprised that I live alone 6 years into Parkinson's. I actually find it easier than living with someone as you can be tired or quiet without having...

Fluorodopa F 18 is a new tool for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease (PD). It helps make clearer pictures of nerve cells during brain scans. The new drug was developed at The...

I like to start the new year by embracing new approaches instead of making resolutions. So, here are some approaches I am trying, as I begin a new year: I...

I don’t know about your experience with Parkinson’s, but I can tell you that I occasionally wonder if I am concentrating too much on myself. While it is important to...

I often worry about my Parkinson’s. There are things that sit deep inside my brain that whenever I’m feeling low, tired, or when I’m lying awake at night - that's...

For the past 3 months, there has been one thing consistently on my to-do list - figure out my father’s health insurance plan. Mostly, figure out how to get him...

With the holiday season behind us, we can be more susceptible to feeling down, blue, even depressed. It’s easy to understand why. For weeks, we devoted energy to seasonal celebrations...

When my wife and I go out for date night, we tend to see a wide variety of comedy shows. Our favorite show that we have seen is Bert Kreischer...

On December 3, 2019, the FDA granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for the RightEye Vision System to help with early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Depending on how well the...

In about one month, my father’s neurologist will have my father go through his third MRI and confirm my father has Parkinson’s Plus - which I am not too convinced...

The word "hallucination" can evoke as much or greater fear than the word "dyskenesia" among those of us with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The mere mention seems almost taboo for fear...

I hope you know about the many benefits of regular exercise, especially for those living with chronic conditions like Parkinson's disease (PD). In case you don't, this information is especially...

Parkinson’s can be such a challenging diagnosis to accept because it can affect nearly every facet of your physical everyday life. This, in turn, can easily affect mood. For many...

As we began a new decade of life with Parkinson's disease (PD), this post is to help you to take charge and keep moving forward each day. Your life with...

Living with Parkinson’s is a journey. It’s a process of learning and relearning how to adjust and live with this challenging diagnosis. We know that many of you in the...

I can't believe a year has passed and it was recently Christmas again! Where did 2019 go?! I absolutely love Christmas. For a small family, we make a big thing...

As this community and our sister communities grow, one universal truth is clear: people are more than just their diagnoses. As 2019 comes to a close and a new year...

This part of the multi-part series focuses on depression, apathy, and sensory symptoms. A checklist of non-motor symptoms is provided at the bottom of the post. It can be used...

When I was in private practice, the holidays were always a very busy time for me because of the increase in number of hospitalized patients. The majority of patients were...