************** Worried about choking on your food? Or aspiration pneumonia? Here are some tips to help you avoid serious catastrophes: Follow the Mediterranean diet. When you eat a meal, sit […]
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No, we’re not talking (at least this time) about the world-famous children’s book And Tango Makes Three, about the two gay male penguins who raised an abandoned baby chick at a
The BeechBand is a wearable, wrist-worn, non-invasive device designed for people with Parkinson’s disease, creating rhythmic vibrations to help manage symptoms like tremors, freezing, and speech issues.
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******************* Here are the drugs I take every day. Morning: Metroprolol Succinate 25 mg Sertraline 100 mg Crexont 52.5mg Late afternoon: Crexont 52.5mg Evening before bed: Crexont 52.5mg Nortriptyline 25mg
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********************** New but Temporary Daily Routine My husband and I are living in a hotel for the next few months until the house that’s getting built for us is finished.
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A friend and fellow Parkie blogger (click!) recently wrote a post about Parkinson’s psychosis. I had never heard about it before, even though her post claims that some 50% of
Heard about Parkinson’s Psychosis? Neither have I. Read More »
42nd Street in the Times Square area was intensely gay not so long ago. I distinctly remember the live all-male sex shows above a family Howard Johnson’s restaurant.
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Three years after his DBS surrgery, a man turns off the stimulation, then turns it back on.
Man Turns Off His DBS Stimulator, then Turns It Back On Read More »
Emotional steadiness with Parkinson’s is less about eliminating mood shifts and more about cultivating an ecosystem of gentle practices — sensory, social, and creative — that help you return to yourself each day.
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With the holidays upon us, many Parkies wonder about drinking alcohol, smoking pot, and doing both on the same evening.
Party Time! AskShan Addresses Concerns re: Alcohol and THC Read More »