Cognitive and Non-motor Symptoms

This presentation feels like it is talking for me.  Joanne Hamilton talks about some non-motor an cognitive issues that I have trouble expressing.Some of the first symptoms people with Parkinson’s may experience are not visible to others. As Parkinson’s progresses, cognitive...

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PD Quick Tip - Freezing

If you get "stuck" walking, brushing teeth, in the shower scrubbing shampoo, etc. Try looking at the task from another angle. Walking around in apartment. Sometimes I'm heading into a room and can't make the left turn to go in. Back up and try doing the task in reverse.  I...

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Blog Construction: Frequent Design Changes

A brief interruption. Most of you come to this blog to read the posts related to Parkinson's Disease.  I've been experimenting with various settings on this blog in an attempt to get it listed in popular search engines, trying to remove whatever is preventing the blog...

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Help me change a light bulb?

So I could blame a lot of things for the nearly impossible task of changing a light bulb, but I'm pretty sure it's 75% shitty product design and 25% user fault, meaning my diminishing fine motor skills related to Parkinson's.About 5 years ago a light bulb burnt out in the hallway....

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Keep Me In Your Heart (song)

The music is not specific to PD. I'm a music fan and some mornings I share a few songs.This morning I'm just feeling invisible, misunderstood and missing. Friends have moved on with their lives,With a look of ease drawn on my face, it's easy to misread my feelings as lack of...

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New C/L Delivery System Sounds Promising

My gut has issues absorbing medications. Sometimes it doesn't seem to get absorbed, other times it can take hours then suddenly the medicine works. My doctor has been telling me about a new deivery system for carbidopa/levadopa that works like diabetes meds, with a tiny...

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Have you told friends and family or accepted help with expenses?

I'm not very comfortable discussing Parkinson's with close friends and family. Many friends don't ask.They talk to each other, word gets out that I have "something wrong". Friends I do tell? They drift away and say to each other they think I had a stroke, or something. Online...

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You're Still You (song)

You're Still YouSong by Josh GrobanThis is not specific to someone with Parkinson's but the title drew me in and the song is beautiful. Through the darkness i can see your lightAnd you will always shineAnd I can feel your heart in mineYour face I've memorized i idolize just...

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