PD Quick Tip - Falling?

Am I a klutz or is it a PD fall? I've fallen down a few times while out walking, five times to be exact. Three of the 5 times happened when I tripped over sidewalk hazards in New York City. Fortunately only one of these falls resulted in broken eyeglasses, multiple cuts...

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I Won't Back Down (song)

I woke up at 4am with this song in my head. Well, I won't back down, no I won't back downYou can stand me up at the gates of HellBut I won't back downGonna stand my ground, won't be turned aroundAnd I'll keep this world from draggin' me downGonna stand my ground and I won't...

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PD Open Message on Facebook

I've been going back and forth whether I wanted to 'go public' with the news of having Parkinson's.  This week, after a lot of thought, I did it. And received so much positive support from Facebook friends. No regrets.   Here is what I posted to my Facebook timeline.I'm...

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Potential Benefits of Samba Drumming for Parkinson's

Researchers at Cardiff University are hoping to launch a study to discover if there is clinical evidence that drumming classes are improving the lives of Parkinson’s disease patients.A special samba drum class has been a refuge for Parkinson’s disease patients in Wales where...

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PD Quick Tip - Heavy, sleepy eyelids

Suddenly my eyelids feel so heavy, and at the worst times. It's happened when I am just talking with someone-my eyes are closing, eyelids so heavy, I struggle to keep my eyes open. The person I was talking to thinks I'm bored and am really rude.  Was I hypnotized? It's...

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Blog Name and URL Changing to parkinsons48.blogspot.com

The name of this blog is changing from screwpd to parkinsons48.blogspot.com The former name has caused confusion about the blog's content and also caused it to be flagged as not safe for the workplace.  Hopefully the name change to parkinsons48 gets this blog indexed...

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April is Parkinson's Awareness Month

 April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, chosen because it is the birth month of James Parkinson, who first identified the symptoms of Parkinson's disease more than 200 years ago.Parkinson's Disease, or PD, progresses and affects everyone differently, and symptoms...

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PD Apathy is very real

I brought up Parkinson's Apathy to a group last week and was surprised I received a lot more response than I expected. Just knowing 5 or 10 other people also struggle with PD apathy is reassuring and helps me to not feel so alone with my long list of symptoms. PD apathy is very...

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