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I have always found it more soothing to live in a clear neat environment. However I soon discovered how quickly your living space can become increasingly cluttered after I was...

Posy wonders if the only way to live meaningfully is to keep challenging herself. She has been "working" very hard for a couple of months. She has conducted concerts, taken...

As I come ever closer to my 80th birthday, I feel I’ve gotten a PhD from the School of Getting Old. Through just getting older and managing several serious chronic...

One day last week, I did too much physical activity in one day. I went to the gym with my occupational therapist and participated in one hour of a strenuous...

I take medications to control certain symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. I consider myself fortunate that there are generic forms of the drugs I take each day, which are Azilect, Requip...

Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) is a boxing exercise program dedicated to helping people with Parkinson's reduce the symptoms associated with this insidious disease. It incorporates activity that increases speed, endurance...

Most of us have seen Alone before. But if you haven’t, it’s an adventure, survivalist show that takes 10 people and drops them into the wilderness where they attempt to...

I’ve been doing well the last 9 months. My balance has been better (lots of physical therapy), my symptoms progression has slowed down, and I’ve been working hard physically and mentally. I’ve...

When I was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, at the age of 28, I did the typical and oh so common thing ... and yup, I Googled it. The millions...

As with most of us with Parkinson's disease, I want to be able to do as much as I possibly can for myself. It has taken me some time and...

Does going number 2 have you seeing red? You may have hemorrhoids – swelling of the veins within the anus and lower rectum. While this may sound like TMI (too...

Levodopa was seen as a miracle drug when it first became available to Parkinson’s patients. Since its emergence, it’s become the main treatment for the disease, allowing patients to replace...

It was one of those days where almost nothing went right and there is no one to blame except for Mr. Parkinson’s. The morning started out well. We had our...

My head and heart have been filled with negative thoughts related to my father’s recent move to a skilled nursing home. I’m trying to use my own advice from past articles...

Multitasking used to be loading a couple of loads of laundry while loading the dishes and cleaning kitchen counters. Now it’s Monday laundry, Tuesday dishes, and maybe by Wednesday, clean...

Posy realizes that it is difficult to be 100 percent jolly when burdened by a progressive, debilitating disease of any kind, but she is determined to make lemonade when presented...

For most of us diagnosed with Parkinson’s, we’ll have Parkinson’s as our constant companion for many years. Throw in that it is a progressive disease, with almost all treatment being...

At a recent birthday party, a friend said, "Welcome to the octogenarian club." That caught my attention. When one joins this club, you can't fool yourself any longer that you...

I use several hacks to make my life safer and easier to live with the symptoms of the ravages associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Here is a sample of my...

Recently, my wife and I traveled to "the great state of Ohio," as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might refer to it were he to go back there. It’s a long...