Here are two fascinating articles (bingo! bingo!) about Dr. Maria De Leon, a movement disorder specialist (i.e., a neurologist who specializes in diseases like Parkinson’s) who about ten years ago […]
When the Doctor Gets/Doesn’t Get PD Read More »
On the weekend of September 26, 2015, I will enter one, and possibly two, triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. I hope you will
Help Defeat Dystonia + Parkinson’s! Read More »
According to a recently written, soon-to-be-published-in-hard-copy-but-available-now-online research article, people who suffer from asthma are at increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease. To quote the conclusion: Patients with asthma had an
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Supposedly by the end of this calendar year, residents of New York State, where I live, can get a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana if they have a qualifying illness.
The title of this New York Times article says it all: “Makers of Sony’s ‘Concussion’ Film Tried to Prevent Angering N.F.L., Emails Show.” Apparently, hackers recently published some purloined emails
The Michael J. Fox Foundation just published a PD caregiver guide, with many words of wisdom from Lonnie Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali. Click here to download this important brochure. Quote:
Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Caregiver Guide Read More »
Instructions: Below are 10 sentence starters about having Parkinson’s disease. Choose between 3 and 5. Copy and paste them into the “Leave a Comment” window. Finish writing each sentence from
Parkinson’s Fill-in-the-Blanks Read More »
There was a lot of press coverage this weekend about the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony and its refusal to let Junior Seau‘s daughter speak in honor of her
Follow Up: Football + Concussions Read More »
These past few days the newspapers have been reporting the sentencing portion of the James Holmes multiple murder trial in Colorado. Holmes was recently convicted of a mass shooting in a
Sadness Begets Sadness Read More »
Can anybody explain this? Usually my Parking Suns blog site averages a few dozen hits per day. Some days are slower, some days I may get close to 200 viewers (186 visitors