Stories

When looking at the categories suggested for submission I noticed that there is not a category for the advantages of Parkinson’s disease. What a glaring omission. How could this oversight...

Have you noticed how weird life is these days? Through some perverse twist of historical fate, we exist in a moment of monumental, unprecedented calamity. We struggle to live normal...

As I looked down at my trembling hand the level of panic escalated. I shook my head and reminded myself that it was probably down to dehydration. My family had...

My story started like most PD stories. Referred reluctantly by my GP to a neurologist. Diagnosed in 20 minutes. My wife and I went to a local casino / hotel...

Hi guys. I've been diagnosed with Parkinson’s January this year. I just need to connect with people on my level even though I have my family, e.g. partner and 4...

I diagnosed myself with PD, told my PC doctor, was referred to a neurologist who confirmed it. I already was in an assisted living place because of another problem. I...

Dear Mr. Parkinson's, You have very poor manners. As a child, I was taught to ask permission before I did something. NOT YOU! You did not ask my permission to...

Greetings, My name is Tim, and I have been wrestling with Parkinson’s for the past nine years after having been diagnosed at the youthful age of 55. For 6 and...

I learned early in life to suffer quietly and not burden others with my complaints. My dad had little patience for what he referred to as “whining.” (Being a congenital...

“She looks good, she really does”, I overheard them saying, then... "It’s awful though she had difficulty remembering my name.” If only they could see and feel what I do...

43 year old male with wife and 6 yr old son. Diagnosed young onset Parkinson's 2018. I can't work considered disabled, can't drive wife considers me helpless. Live with 60...

The older I get, the more wisdom I see in always having an extra pair of underwear available. In fact, having an entire set of replacement clothing is an even...

Hello everyone. My mom has had Parkinson’s for 3 years now. She’s 84. We recently moved her from an assisted living in Texas to Florida to be near my husband...

Looking back to 2017, maybe a bit earlier, I figured I was in pretty good shape for my 72 years.  Sure, my back ached a bit and I did some...

My name is Jeehan, 43 years of age, married with 3 children. I got pregnant to my second child, a baby girl whom I named Nada. At first everything was...

I love the doctors and staff in my local healthcare network. They are great people and, for the most part, do a wonderful job keeping me as healthy as a...

I love telling people that. As a younger person, starting out in the restaurant business, I was your average youngster-portly (but as my great grandmother would say-'I grew into my...

Hi everyone may I tell you my story... I started writing down my memoirs with the intention of shocking my sons, you know how it is... they think life did...

Hi, I am 62 and feel 42 on my good days. That’s my brain speaking. Not my body. Not now. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about 4 months ago...

April 2013 and I manage to get through the ski holiday, not without a good degree of stress. On the last day P (husband) and J (younger son 17) take...