Stories

I found out last year I have Parkinson's disease I had knee surgery on October 18th 2018. I'm 60 years old and the medicine that the neurologist gave me affected...

My father is having Parkinson's without tremors for the last 10 years. Initially it was loss of focus and then it increased gradually. He is on Syndopa for the last...

Having read the article about 'new me' I tried posting below it but it kept getting cut, maybe there's a technical prob. As mentioned before we have no support system...

2019 just sucked. My mother, a remarkable woman with her own story to tell, became ill and passed away here at home last summer. Needless to say, in addition to...

Aloha. Well my story. going to be 67. I retired from Hawaii State Hospital. Psychiatric. After 34 years. I was blessed to have had that job. When I went to...

For the longest time I had trouble sleeping and terrible anxiety. Especially in the am. Little by little my husband started noticing my right arm would not swing and right...

Hello, My name is Kaye and I was diagnosed with PD six weeks ago. I have a tremor in my left hand, I am right-handed so I am lucky. Has...

I am 84 and very active. Diagnosed 2 years ago with PD. I wasn't too upset. Still working, things hadn't hit the fan yet. PD service connected benzene and other...

Being both a doctor and a patient simultaneously is a double-edged experience. You're much more aware of the medical understanding and able to interpret the content of new findings. I...

I was at a terrible low ebb when diagnosed, however after help from my specialist nurse I began to see my situation in a new light. I tell people my...

My husband was diagnosed with PD 10 years ago. In the last year, he has gotten cramps in his legs about 5 times a day. We do not know if...

I've been having increasing difficulty getting out of bed at night and just generally having trouble moving in bed. I have a bed cane and that helps, but I feel...

The original article on the list of fears sounds almost exactly like my story. I can relate to all of it except I don't have young children or a job...

I have been diagnosed with MSA Type 3 since 2017. I can climb stairs up and lose balance on the way down. I also have low BP associated dizziness. These...

I have been living with this disease for years now and I have found that the problems I have experienced are better explained by others who know what I am...

Hubby (60) was diagnosed with this horrible disease 2.5 yrs after so many tests. More progressive than sister disease Parkinson but with some similar horrible symptoms. Just wanted to say...

I went to the doctor a couple of months ago as I had not been feeling to will and had noticed that my left hand was shaking a bit and...

I think I've had Parkinson's for a long time. I was called grace because I couldn't stand on my two-feet. Constantly falling, leg weakness, tremors, learning disabilities, always in pain...

I was always an active person, raising 6 kids and participating in their lives. Now, one of my daughters lives near us, and has become a co-caregiver along with my...

Over the course of a year, my symptoms have gotten a little worst. Two of them are my calf leg cramp and toes that clamped downward, both on my left...