For Caregivers - On the Road...with Parkinson's Part III...In my previous two postings about traveling with someone with Parkinson’s, I’ve shared experiences we encountered traveling by air and train. Since...reactions1comment
Not A Day Without Music For A Person With Parkinson's...Music is essential to my day. I like to add music to almost anything that I do. My eclectic musical tastes vary...reactions3comments
Discovering My Parkinson's: Four Words I Hope Never to Forget...I knewwithout research, what this gradual change in small motor dexterity, meant. A neurological disease had taken another brain, mine. and here...reactionscomments
Neuropalliative Care – It’s Not Just Hospice!...The modern movement for palliative care began in the mid-twentieth-century, with an effort to improve care for the dying. Clinicians and researchers...reactionscomments
Finding a New Doctor...As we start a new year, many of us might have enrolled in new insurance programs and discovered that their doctors are...reactions2comments
Doctors vs. Patients...Doctors vs. patients? It seems like a contradiction, but in far too many cases, that is exactly the scenario described. Doctors, more...reactionscomments
I Have Parkinson's and No Insurance: A Case for Advocacy...Has this ever happened to you? You need to see a doctor and can’t get an appointment because you don’t have insurance...reactionscomments
Deep Brain Stimulation Works For Me ...I had a DBS (deep brain stimulator) installed in 2014 and am happy to report great success, in my case. Before I...reactions4comments
Can a Simple Sniff Test Detect Parkinson's Disease?..."You Smell!" A phrase often used by children may have new meaning. New research suggests that it is possible to detect Parkinson’s...reactionscomments
Running Down A Dream...Last November, my husband and I completed the New York City marathon. It was the first marathon for both of us. Training for...reactionscomments
PD Pundit: The Lymphatic System...To read the rest of the "PD Pundit" series, click here....reactionscomments
PD Pundit: REM Sleep Disturbances...To read the rest of the "PD Pundit" series, click here....reactions1comment
PD Pundit: Medication Management...To read the rest of the "PD Pundit" series, click here....reactionscomments
For Caregivers - On the Road...with Parkinson's Part II...As I mentioned in Part I of this series, we’ve experienced a few challenges as my husband and I have traveled with...reactionscomments
My Dad Has Parkinson's...Later this month, our thirteen-year-old son Levi will be traveling with his dad to Washington, DC, for Parkinson's Advocacy Day. Levi LOVES film! In...reactions2comments
How We Cope – Being Care Partners for Each Other...Angela and I have been married for over 21 years. We consider our marriage to be a relationship of mutual care. We...reactionscomments
Hello My Name Is......After almost 18 years of having Parkinson’s and 15 years as a care partner to someone with Parkinson’s it can become easy...reactions2comments
A Small Town Advocate for A Big Time Issue...Opening my mail yesterday from my rural box out here in the sticks, I found quite a surprise! No, it was NOT...reactionscomments
The Stress Release of the Breath...We do it every minute of every day, and most of us take it for granted—breathing is so automatic that we might...reactions1comment
