My Emotions and Physical Pain After Diagnosis...Hello All, my story, maybe not so short, is that my first symptom was tremor in my hands finally severe enough to...reactions1comment
Falling...I am 67, Parkinson’s for at least 7 years. Preceding my fall, I was careless and sloppy as I went up some...reactions5comments
A Long Road...My journey began years ago with just a little weakness on my right. If I held my right hip I'd be fine...reactions1comment
Parkinson's and the Quarantine: Making the Most of Your Time at Home...If you are quarantined at home and cannot go out, that can be very frustrating and a huge disruption to daily living!...reactions1comment
The Love and Limitations of Levodopa: From a Levodopa Junkie...What role does levodopa play in my Parkinson’s disease management? If I was a car, levodopa would be my gas. It fuels...reactions10comments
Outing Myself with YOPD...It began in 2010, a feeling of fatigue that felt inordinate to activity. A negative test for Lyme disease and an internist’s...reactions5comments
Am I Losing my Mind?...I am 68 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinson's last October. It took months to get into a neurologist, the first...reactions1comment
Diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2015...Hi my name is Joan, I am an 83 year old woman living in a lovely little market town called Thornbury, South...reactions3comments
Loss of Balance...Lose my balance momentarily when getting out of bed. Feels like I would fall if I did not suddenly grab onto something...reactionscomments
The Battle of PD Is Difficult...I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD) at 42 years old, but I think I had YOPD during my teenage years...reactions3comments
Looking Differently at Parkinson’s Disease...If I had a dime for every time I heard Parkinson’s disease introduced as a “chronic, degenerative, progressive, incurable illness”, I would...reactions8comments
Speaking in "Parki-nese": Challenges with Speech...What if you woke up tomorrow morning and couldn’t speak? How would it affect your life? Think about it. You couldn’t tell...reactions17comments
Why I Use MyChart and Telemedicine...When I was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in August of 2020, the pandemic had just started, and although MyChart was available...reactions2comments
What Are Some Nagging Concerns About Parkinson's You Can't Shake ?...Living with Parkinson’s disease can be a constant challenge. PD can affect so many aspects of a person’s daily life and overall...reactions63comments
Onward and Forward After Diagnosis...Roughly 5 years ago my hands started to shake. Soon there after I began spilling and dropping things, then breaking things. Interesting...reactions5comments
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Parkinson’s Disease Convinced Me It Was Time to Retire...To many people reading this blog post, you may have been dreaming of retirement for much of your adult life. Not me...reactions2comments
Bugger!...My name is Tony, and I've had this disease for over 20 years, in 2 months I'll be 59. I had to...reactions1comment
Kings College Hospital Visit...My appointment came through for 1st August 2013 – only 2 months after my diagnosis. Well impressed! I asked a good friend...reactions1comment
Unplayable pianos...On a December morning in 2019, I was pleased to see a new episode of Tim Harford’s podcast, "Cautionary Tales," in my...reactionscomments
