Oct 2016 The slow but relentless progression of this disease is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet. Each drip seems insignificant, but over time the accumulation will swamp everything. And although I am accumulating symptoms, today I... Continue Reading →
As I got ready to leave the Parkinson’s support group meeting, Diana looked over at me and remarked, “Wow, you put that coat on so easily!” The stiffness that Parkinson’s patients typical experience makes it difficult to dress so her... Continue Reading →
One of the issues with PD is that it's easy to mistake a PD symptom for changes that occur naturally simply as a result of getting older. Sometimes when I've complained about a PD "symptom" to my sister Susan, she replies that she has... Continue Reading →
These are always changing, but I thought it would be a good idea to put the list here for easy reference and I'll update it periodically.
The Fourth World Parkinson's Congress was held in Portland in late September. It was a massive gathering of the most prominent neurologists, movement disorder specialists, researchers, people with Parkinson's (PWP) and their caregivers. Some 4,500 people from 67 countries attended,... Continue Reading →
Everyone has good and not-so-good days and weeks no matter what their situation, but the PD makes me so hyper-aware of how I feel and how I'm doing and how things are progressing, I was pleased that I was less symptomatic this... Continue Reading →
Five years ago, I noticed that my right arm didn't swing naturally as I walked and coincidentally, my handwriting had suddenly become very small. As I soon learned, those are two classic signs of PD. There is no test to positively confirm a PD... Continue Reading →
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