PD Pundit: Early Warning...Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic describing the importance of diagnosing Parkinson's early. To read the rest of the "PD Pundit" series, click here....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Police...Thank you for the story on being stopped by the police. I was recently involved in such an incident. I was parked in our village, while running errands, and a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Wearing Many Hats as a Parkinson's Disease Caregiver...As a Parkinson’s disease care partner, I feel that I’m the "wearer of many hats." I find this metaphor perfectly explains the caregiver or care partner’s situation. The unpredictability of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
losing grip...Seems to happen a lot lately. grabbing something thinking I have a good grip on it, next it is hitting the floor. have lost 2 fishing poles this way. Also...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
An Occupied Mind: The Importance of Clarity...I have been pondering the importance of clarity and direction in mind, and just how easy it can be to lose one's train of thought. Focus is essential to the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Maria De León...Maria De León's long love affair with Parkinson's disease took a more intense and personal note after her grandmother was diagnosed with the disease. She discovered that she too had...
End-of-Life Planning: Bravely Beginning the Conversation...As a medical social worker in an acute care hospital, it was commonly my role to talk to families about advance directives and end of life planning. The crisis of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Invisible Symptoms of PD...Which invisible PD symptom do you wish people would see and understand? We want to hear more about your journey with the unseen difficulties with PD....Reactions0reactionsComments29 replies
Dealing With the Fear of Parkinson’s...Fear is an emotion that everyone experiences, but for those who live with Parkinson’s disease (PD), fear can be a more common visitor, or an ever-present intruder, in daily life...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Fermented Foods for Mental Health...Fermented foods (and beverages) have been a part of cultures around the world for thousands of years, as fermentation provides a way to preserve foods, gives them additional nutritional value...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is the Best Model for Parkinson’s Treatment the Best Model for Everyone’s Treatment?...A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear my friend Paul Zeiger give a talk. Paul was one of the early pioneers of using yoga to help treat...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Living with Parkinson...It all started for me 10 yrs. ago. I noticed my right index finger was trembling and thought nothing of it. Then a few months later I became aware of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Being stopped by police and having Parkinson's...Have you ever been stopped by the police because of tremor or movement issues related to a movement disorder? My name is Marcia, and I wanted to provide guidance based...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Parkinson’s Natural Disasters Preparedness...September is National Preparedness month! With the devastation of Hurricane Harvey unfolding and the oncoming threat of Irma off the Atlantic coast, thinking of natural disasters is well… natural. But...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
PD Pundit: Why Diagnosis Is So Traumatic...Our resident artist here at ParkinsonsDisease.net, Peter, created a new comic describing what may be a common diagnosis experience for people with Parkinson's. To read the rest of the "PD...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Is Too "On" Better Than Too "Off"?...It is a decision that many of us are forced to make with our medications, at some point with our daily regimen. Medication side effects can sometimes be more debilitating...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Considering the Emotional Toll of Parkinson's Disease...It was a Tuesday morning mid-winter and the snow was already falling. The forecast told for a blizzard and already the hospital discharges for the day were being delayed by...Reactions0reactionsComments58 comments
How are the Terms Care Partner and Caregiver Different?...It is common to find the use of these two terms within the Parkinson’s disease community. However, they are rarely defined. It occurred to me to take time to show...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
HOPE for Parkinson’s Disease...I am an advocate of hope! How can you have hope you ask when your doctor tells you, that you have a chronic, neurological illness called Parkinson’s disease (PD). Oh...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments