Parky 1, 2, 3
One day recently, a box was left on the front stoop of our house. Parky came out to investigate. What could it be? We took it inside and slit the […]
Parkinson’s Disease
White Collar Workers at Higher Risk for Parkinson’s and ALS
A just-released report from the Center for Disease Control in the USA states that there is a higher chance of dying from Parkinson’s disease (as well as ALS – Lou
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Help Bruce Swim His Way to a Cure for Parkinson’s!
Summer’s here, and the time is right for dancing in the streets…and swimming long distance open water events to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research!
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Cure for Parkinson’s? Try Irish Dancing!
A friend alerted me to this article about an Italian doctor who enjoys playing Irish music and who noticed that a man with Parkinson’s seemed to lose his symptoms when
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Swimming Q & A
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
More Potential Dangers for LGBTQ Parkies
Last week I reviewed a host of issues concerning Parkinson’s disease and the LGBTQ community; it was a follow-up on an earlier post I wrote shortly after the World Parkinson Congress
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Inequities in Parkinson’s Disease Medical Treatment
John L. Lehr, the chief executive officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation, recently published an article titled “Working Toward a World Without Parkinson’s Disease.” The first paragraph ends with these optimistic
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Gay, with Parkinson’s. An Update.
After the World Parkinson Congress last September in Portland, I posted a blog titled “Gay, with Parkinson’s. What are the Issues?” It basically elaborated on a list of issues that
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Individual Parkies Taking Charge
There’s been a bunch of articles recently about average Jane or Joe Parkies taking charge of their lives and speaking out. Shall we review a few? 1. Mike Wood Lifts
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Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Panacea
I’ve written about (click! click! click! click! click!) and have been frequently attending the weekly Parkinson’s night at the nearby Westchester Table Tennis Center. About ten Parkies come each
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