Robert Smith, a retired landscaping architect who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006, has just come out with a book that explains how he turned his life around five […]
Review: The Parkinson’s Playbook, by Robert Smith Read More »
In many of my earlier Parking Suns posts (e.g., click!) I reported on research that lauded coffee as a means of slowing Parkinson’s progression. For example, the University of Maryland
Coffee – Not the Parkinson’s Panacea Anymore… Read More »
The above picture, showing me swimming laps in the 2nd lane on the left, appeared in the NY Times in March, 2016, in the real estate section’s article and photo spread
Here’s my latest drug regimen, which my neurologist updated to increase the Clonazepam and Nortriptyline, which should tamp down the anxiety that was ruthlessly ruling (rudely ruining? routinely uprooting?) my
Drug Regimen Updated Again! Read More »
Here are two contrasting stories of Young Onset Parkies in the recent news. 1. Top Reader Response in This Week’s New York Times Chris, in San Francisco, wrote a reader
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As I have written before, Parkies are at high risk for anxiety disorder. This is not merely because we’re reacting in fear to our diagnosis, but because PD changes the chemical
Parkinson’s Disease Anxiety: 5 Ways Out of This Labyrinth Read More »
Here’s my latest drug regimen, which has been updated to include a blood pressure pill and additional Clonazepam in the morning, to fight the anxiety that was ruling (ruining? rudely,
My Updated Drug Regimen Read More »
I recently received the following message from Benjamin Stecher in my blog’s in-box: Hey, fellow PD advocate and blogger here, Below is a link to my latest blog entry about the
In the Offing: Future Therapies for PD Read More »
The New York Times reports that the USA’s Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for Parkinson’s. It’s the first time that the FDA approved a new PD
New Drug Approved for PD Read More »
The New York Times reports today that elderly people who live in nursing homes or assisted living centers are using marijuana daily to cope with pain and other physical aggravations.
Marijuana + Older Parkies: An Expanding New Thing Read More »