Today I got this email message: The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning on Jan 13 for Southern Westchester County. …COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 […]
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******** That iPod-like thing you see in this picture is actually the gismo my husband uses to modify (usually that means “increase”) the electrical current that my Deep Brain Stimulator
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My husband and I started taking daily walks. Each day we walk longer and longer distances.
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********** I can smell again! Like most Parkies, I lost the ability to smell anything soon after I was diagnosed. But my olfactory powers returned last night, and are still
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People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) often hear doctors and others say, “You won’t die from Parkinson’s, you’ll die with Parkinson’s.” This can be misleading.
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********** Almost two weeks have passed since the doctors at Mount Sinai turned on the batteries for my Deep Brain Stimulation setup. How am I doing? Check it out: I
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It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system. In general, the time since then has been OK. For the
I’m about to undergo three procedures to surgically install Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) wires in my head and a battery pack in my chest.
Heads Up! It’s Time for Deep Brain Surgery! Read More »
********** ********** I’m in the queue for getting Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), and from my perspective, it’s a long one. I had my first meeting with some of the DBS
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********** ********** Do you know what an earworm is? It’s a song that keeps playing repeatedly in your head, even when you don’t want it to. Lately I find that
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