Elrica Tanu...Elrica was previously a health leader on ParkinsonsDisease.net. For the bulk of her decade-long career as a video news reporter and producer...
Building Connections & Parkinson's: Overcoming Isolation...After a decade in Parkinson's advocacy, the most common hurdle reported by people with young-onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD) is not what you...reactions2comments
Strange Form...Trauma trigger warning: This story discusses suicide, suicide ideation, and the aftermath of a suicide attempt resulting in carbon monoxide-induced Parkinsonism, and...reactions1comment
How To Stay Positive With Parkinson’s Disease...Many people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) say symptoms like fatigue, cognitive changes, and pain make navigating day-to-day life difficult. These and...reactions10comments
Writing a Biography: These Last 4 Years...When you stop and think about it, 4 years is a long time. That’s 1,061 days since diagnosis to scribble in my...reactions3comments
The Link Between COVID-19 & Parkinson's Disease...One wonderful personality trait of my Indian father’s is that he typically does not do what he does not want to do...reactionscomments
Finally!...It all started about three years ago. I have Essential Tremors, so I assumed the tremor in my right hand was ET...reactionscomments
Couples and Parkinson's: Not Fight(ing) Club...The not so wonderful thing about Parkinson's or any cruddy life situation is that it tests not only the person it happens...reactions6comments
My Father Has Parkinson's: Living with Regret & Guilt...From a young age, my father had health issues. His first heart attack was the year I was born. Then there was...reactionscomments
MaryBeth Skylis...Mary Beth Skylis is an outdoor enthusiast with a penchant for words. She spends her time traveling to remote spaces around the...
Community Views: How Does Being a Caregiver Impact Your Life?...Most of us know what a caregiver does, but not everyone fully understands what it is like to be a caregiver until...reactions1comment
Beyond Exhaustion: How Life Changes with Fatigue...Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well...reactions4comments
I'd like to know how many others do NOT take medication for PD because of the side effects?...What other things have you tried ? Thanks...reactions2replies
Living with Apathy: "Because I Just Don't Want To!"...I have heard a lot of children say, “I don’t want to,” when asked to eat their vegetables or pick up their...reactions3comments
What parts of the brain are affected by PD?...My question is: In PD 4 striatial regions i.e., left caudate, left putamen, right Caudate and right putamen get affected..What are the...reactions1reply
Making Palliative Care Standard Practice For People with Parkinson’s Disease...A new program launched by the Parkinson’s Foundation will help to make palliative care a standard practice across all Centers of Excellence...reactionscomments
Recently Diagnosed...October 5th, my life changed tenfold as I sat in the office with the neurologist, hearing the words "You have Parkinson's". My...reactions2comments
Does anyone suffer with hot head on the inside of their head?...Hi, my Dad has Parkinson’s and is suffering with a hot head on the inside of his head. He finds having gel...reactions1reply
Compromised Immunities & Pandemics: Best Enemies...When I was a kid and I would listen to stories of medieval pandemics, I would always envision the world under continuously...reactionscomments
