I recently blogged about how alt-right “news” outlets are claiming that Hillary Clinton has Parkinson’s disease. And in the same blog I noted that the Huffington Post had an article dissecting the phony-sounding “doctor’s letter” from Donald Trump‘s campaign; the Huffpost writer posited that Trump could have Parkinson’s even with the letter’s glowing statements about his health.
Well, now a real case of a politician’s PD enters the discussion. Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia is up for reelection. As I mentioned in a previous post, Senator Isakson is open about having PD. This week’s NY Times has an article about how Senator Isakson is treading on thin ice – not because of the PD, but because he’s experiencing negative coattails from being associated with Trump.
If (rather, when) Trump says something stupid, Isakson doesn’t try to defend Trump’s stupidity, although he says he will still support Trump in the general election.
Quote from the NY Times:
“If Donald Trump or anybody else makes a stupid statement, I’m not going to be their apologist and let the press beat up on me,” Isakson said in an interview with The Associated Press. “They’ll have to go to the person who made the stupid statement. I’ll apologize when I do something stupid because I should. But I’m not going to be the volunteer apologist for anybody else.”
It’s another example of how people with PD often are living double lives: First, they’re often dealing 24/7 with Parkinson’s. Second, all of life’s other dramas continue unabated. Every Parkie needs a benign doppelganger who can help us get through both of these all-consuming experiences.
If you are doing regular exercises and living in a friendly environment, there are more than 60% chances that you will get back on the track of normal life. Parkinson’s disease still have some signs of healthy life. A parkie just needs to be motivated to fight with Parkinson’s symptoms.