I just don't understandI'm newly diagnosed with PD since February. I have tremors really bad and my feet go all the time. Sometimes I choke on my salvia and I never did this...reactions11comments
6 Months Before DiagnosisSomething is wrong... November 2012 - my Mum is very poorly in hospital having had a fall at home and broken her hip, followed by a heart attack in hospital...reactions4comments
Not Working For MeI was diagnosed with Parkinson's about three years ago, at first my consultant was doubtful as to whether I had Parkinson's or not, I was not showing the usual symptoms...reactions5comments
Early Onset Parkinson'sI was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 46. I always felt that I was a little different from childhood on. I was an attractive little girl, but had...reactions4comments
Better Living Through DenialBetter living through denial – whenever I look at the printed coaster on my desk I smile, thinking of the client who gifted it to me. She had been a...reactions5comments
Who Would Have Thought?I honestly thought I would grow old, sit in a rocking chair on my porch and drink tea with my friends. Instead, I am now 83 years old and the...reactions3comments
Living with Parkinson'sI have had Parkinson's for almost 4 or 5 years. I have been diagnosed. I have a lot of pain just get from a sitting position to start to walk...reactions7comments
Trying to Cope with Parkinson's and a Husband Who Has DementiaIt’s very hard at times, I love my husband dearly, but it’s getting more difficult for me. I have had Parkinson's for more than 15 yrs and I have been...reactions12comments
My Unusual CaseI am Nicolae Stan (Nicolas) from Bucharest-Romania, 72 years old. I was diagnosed with Parkinson disease (PD) in 2015, almost a year after a severe winter cold that left me...reactions5comments
The DayI was running a very profitable businesses in the hospitality industry. In 1990 it all started when I went to get out of bed to go to work. As the...reactions4comments
UninformedIn June of 2020, I walked into my neurologist office, sat down and was told your brain is not functioning correctly. I asked what that means. I was told it...reactions4comments
Michael's StoryIn 2009 retired from the fire department after 35 years. I moved to Georgia and started having some tremors in my hands, and I was advised by my primary doctor...reactions2comments
Going on 4 years since confirmedI was in my mid-late 50's when the motor, smell, and severe R.L.S. sent me searching for answers I did not want to have. "Parkinson's. Oh don't worry. It's not...reactions3comments
Just diagnosedI have noticed a tremor for about a year. More recently it has become noticeable to others. The Movement center at RI Hospital diagnosed Parkinson’s. I’m a little shocked, but...reactions5comments
Foundry Worker to CaregiverI worked 28 years in a foundry while my wife was working in the medical devices facility and was diagnosed with Parkinson's in about 1991. She had a D.B.S. put...reactions3comments
Ups and DownsI’ve been wanting to share my story for some time, but never actually sat down to give it a go. It’s 2:05 a,m. and my inability to rejoin the sleeping...reactions2comments
That won’t happen to me!I was diagnosed at roughly 35. I am now 59. My PD has progressed slowly until about 5 yrs ago when my Mom was diagnosed with PD. I was her...reactions4comments
Coping with my Parkinson's diseaseI am now 69 years old and still find going to work early a way of living with my disease. I was diagnosed by neurologist about 5 years ago, but...reactions2comments
The Psychotic Side of Parkinson'sMy husband was diagnosed in 2009. Was on dopamine agonists. Within months developed compulsive behavior (sexual) left me for 3 months, had taken up with another woman. Specialist stopped them...reactions1comment
A Rant, Some Feedback, and MeI’m in the elderly category, have Parkinson’s and CKD, and, due to coronavirus, have been in deep isolation for over nine months. In an attempt to inject a little humor...reactions4comments
