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How many people do you care for? Just managing your family can be a full-time job. If you work and/or are a caregiver to someone who is aging or has...

Living with a chronic and progressive illness such as Parkinson’s disease can result in mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety. Given the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges of...

There is much talk about a connection between stuttering and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many in online PD communities have mentioned stuttering when talking about speech difficulties. But evidence is scarce...

After taking the Weschler Individual Achievement Test, it took eight weeks to get my results since they had a lot of information to go through. From a 2-hour history of...

Typing speed, the time it takes you to write a page of text, may turn out to be an early identifier of hand tremors; and a predictor of Parkinson’s disease...

In the presence of Parkinson’s, we must have courage, the strength of character, and a powerful belief system. Frequently, I’ve portrayed our struggle with Parkinson’s as a battle. Maybe typecasting...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...

Apathy is a non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease characterized by a loss of interest, enthusiasm, and motivation. If you are no longer finding enjoyment in general activities, friends or family...

Saturday, December 1st I woke up early. Because my PD doesn't let me sleep in the way I would like, I decided to catch up on the hot baseball trade...

Why are there so many different types of purses, wallets, knives, pens, shoes, watches, socks, pants, shirts, cars, and so much more to choose from when just one of the...

Happy New Year! If you live with a chronic disease like Parkinson’s, you may know the difficulty in being inspired. Especially if you are vulnerable like me to all the...

Every person with Parkinson's disease (PD) has a unique experience with all aspects of the condition. From time at diagnosis, symptoms experienced, condition progression, and more, no 2 people with...

The Mayo Clinic describes dizziness as a range of sensations, such as feeling faint, woozy, weak or unsteady. When dizziness gives you the false sense that you or your surroundings...

When many patients with incurable conditions reach a certain point in their battles, it becomes necessary to find hope in any way possible. It's easy for us to say, "cheer...

Working in an acute care hospital as a medical social worker, it was part of my job to help deliver bad news to patients and their families and help them...

As caregivers, you may be in charge of a partner, parent or grandparent with Parkinson’s. Although most people don’t die from their Parkinson’s disease, they may experience other serious medical...

With no known cause, researchers continue to investigate how Parkinson’s disease (PD) develops in different kinds of people. Believed to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors...

Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic in a four-part series on PD symptoms and side effects. This second installment discusses medication side effects and drug...

The use of marijuana to ease many Parkinson's symptoms seems to come up everywhere in our community. At support group meetings and Parkinson’s conferences, it is often the first subject...

They say the gut is the second brain in our bodies because of all the complex neuronal connections it possesses. Furthermore, the latest theory is that PD may have its...