What Is Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease?...Parkinson’s disease (PD) is most commonly diagnosed in people over the age of 60, with an average age of 62 at diagnosis. However, some people develop the disease at younger...
How Common Is Parkinson's Disease?...Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that gets worse over time. It affects movement, balance, and mood. PD is the second most common degenerative neurological disorder after Alzheimer’s disease...
Loving Lists, But Not Loving Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's...I love lists! Maybe, I love too much! My other problem with lists is that I generate too many important lists of my priorities and those ‘must do’s’ get confusing...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
How to help...Hello! I work in an adult day center and have watched one of the participants steadily decline over the past 6 months. She hasn't been diagnosed with PD but a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Living with PD...My name is Gary, I am 72yrs young. I was diagnosed one year ago and it was a life changing experience. I have taken a very aggressive approach in dealing...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Nothing you have not heard before...In my early thirties, my doctor diagnosed me with a familial tremor, “It is most likely a familial tremor... it probably is not Parkinson’s disease since it does not run...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Have any of you with YOPD asked your doctor for a worst case scenario?...If so, what did the doctor say....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
My PD Story...Who I am and what I do. Tiberio Roda, born in Lecco, Italy on 04-04-1955 I have three brothers and three sisters and a 90 y.o. father. I am divorced...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Checklist for Supporting Someone with Parkinson’s...Lately, I have met people who know someone with Parkinson’s. However, the messages they have delivered to me are somewhat distressful, not hopeful: "I have a friend with Parkinson’s, and...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
My husband has Parkinson's...My husband was just diagnosed with Parkinson's. He's had balance issues for a couple of years. He uses a walker and a scooter now. At first the doctors said it...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
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The Language of Parkinson's: Understanding Parkinson's Terminology...Before my diagnosis, I knew next to nothing about Parkinson's disease (PD). I soon discovered that PD has its own language. Some of the terms I was soon to become...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Marijuana Use in People with Parkinson's...As my family and I make the three-hour drive home after a long weekend in the Texas Hill country, my 13-year-old daughter, Meredith, asks the question: “Dad, did you know...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Beth Hochstein: From Dancer to Dance Instructor to Dancing Fundraiser for PD...I recently started researching how dance can be a great exercise option for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Over and over, Beth Hochstein's name kept coming up in the Google...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Holiday and Fun Gathering Advice...Many people will be invited to gatherings to celebrate the final weekend of summer this weekend. However, for some people, these gatherings are difficult due to their symptoms. Thus, I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
“Can We Talk?...It’s Early!” (Part Three)...Read part two here. It’s 3:17 a.m….again! Sorry to bother you; but the love of my life has Parkinson’s disease and, although it comes with many physical symptoms, the non-motor...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Memories of Love Conquer Parkinson's Pains...At the end of 2007, I met my wife the way many people meet these days - on an online dating site. It’s been a long journey since then; however...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Added Disease to Parkinson's...My husband has had PD for almost 6 years. Two months ago he was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. What we thought was a PD problem turned out to be from...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Don’t Stop Moving Forward: Staying Motivated with Parkinson's...Atrophy means ‘A wasting away of the body or of an organ or part’, according to The Random House dictionary. Atrophy can be the result of doing nothing for yourself...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advantages to Rock Steady Boxing...I first learned about Rock Steady Boxing while watching the CBS news program 60 Minutes. Lesley Stahl, the correspondent, presented the segment about an exercise program designed for persons with...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
