Stories

The article about self care sounds like me. I'm not used to focusing so much on myself. The amount I spend on keeping an exercise routine, doctor appointments, etc is...

Diagnosed 3 yrs ago at age 75. Docs told me to keep moving. That's easy for someone with 30+ yrs as a runner and cyclist. BUT, my regimen never included...

I cannot eat anything with protein, even vegetarian foods with protein causes may medication not to work. SO naturally, I tried not eating as much protein, but that did not...

My mother has a brother and a half-sister with PD. She has suffered with depression, anxiety and declining physical function for many years. She also has had Addison’s disease for...

Hello all, Apologies but sweet Jesus I loathe typing ANYTHING anymore! Ha! I’ve got squirrels in the attic when I used to have none and I’ve got speech impediments where...

Our story is about our loss of my mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman due to Parkinson’s Disease. Her struggle daily with the disease and my efforts as her caregiver to try...

I am a 56 year old man and I have not been diagnosed with PD. I have been diagnosed with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). I have been acting out...

Years ago, while newly diagnosed with PD, (2010), I read about a small research study in Israel. There existed a possibility that a diagnosis of PD could lead to greater...

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...