Handling Intimacy...My 86 year old husband with PD has been declining for a number of years (I am 20 years younger and have...reactions5repliesCaregivers & Care Partners
Dealing with Apathy From My Loved One With Parkinson's...When my father first started feeling the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), we, as his family, had no choice but to feel...reactions1comment
How Parkinson's Helps Me Cope During These Challenging Times...Does having Parkinson's disease (PD) make it easier to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic? I have found that it does. At...reactionscomments
An Overlooked Parkinson's Symptom: Hiccups...The most common, noticeable signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are motor symptoms, especially tremors. They affect about 70 percent of people with...reactions4comments
Can You Achieve Financial Growth & Stability with Parkinson's?...My father being an immigrant meant he came to this country with very little. Truly. He came with what I think was...reactions2comments
Ways to Get Your Medicine with Mail Delays...Access to medicine is important. Drug regimens are part of treating many health conditions, and delays in taking drugs can have serious...reactionscomments
Dickeybird's Story...Hello. I was diagnosed with PD about 7 years ago. I was 55 at the time. I saw a specialist and he...reactions1comment
Breathing Peoblems...My mom has had parkinsons for 15+ years. She experiences “breathing problems” and says she can’t breathe because the air is cold...reactions5replies
How My Family Dynamic Is Affected By Parkinson's...Yesterday my dad called and decided he found another project. He wants to look into changing the cell phone plan to find...reactions5comments
Young onset...I'm adding to this discussion more out of fear and not a diagnosis as of yet. My father and grandfather both have/had...reactions8replies
Keeping the Romance Alive: 5 Tips to Help Improve the Relationship...Below I provide five tips to help improve the relationship with a spouse or loved one. Communication is two ways! Not stating...reactionscomments
Parkinson’s meds...I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about 1999, over twenty years ago. Progression was slow and after finding the right drug dose Sinemet...reactions3repliesTreatment
Take the Connected Health Survey!...In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites, and technologies related to health. From fitness trackers to mobile apps, we...reactionscomments
This is Parkinson's...I am a wife and mother to two teenage sons, a full-time worker (and breadwinner) and now I am a caregiver. My...reactions7comments
Describing the Worst Days With Chronic Pain...In September 2019, Health Union (the parent company of ParkinsonsDisease.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain...reactionscomments
Hitchhiker's Toe...I was diagnosed with Parkinson's several years ago and have experienced most of the symptoms associated with it. Recently I developed a...reactions6comments
Do I have PD?...My father was diagnosed at 45 and passed away at 60, that was 22 yrs ago. I am 57 yr old female...reactions3replies
Do you think this is PD (video)?...Action (more specifically isometric), not resting tremor. Triggered by various dexterity related movements of the effected pinky. Dystonia/tremor not interrupted by movement...reactions1reply
What's Happening To Me...?...One weekend roughly a year ago we walked onto our boat on a Friday evening after a long drive from NJ to...reactions3comments
