Article: Here’s a clearly written and quite exciting article on the steps you can take (besides medical help) to control your Parkinson’s symptoms and perhaps even thwart their progression: Improving […]
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Here’s a quote: “Through learning, one becomes more oneself.” Does this have any meaning for you? Leave your response and a short explanation in the comment section below. I’ll add
This YouTube video discusses a seemingly endless list of sleep problems that people with Parkinson’s disease experience. While 90% of people with PD report some kind of sleep disturbance, the
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I just learned that Jane Fonda’s boyfriend, record producer Richard Perry, has Parkinson’s disease. She discusses it in a blog she wrote a year ago.
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AARP Magazine interviewed actress Valerie Harper (who played Rhoda on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) about her life with terminal brain cancer. Her doctors told her she had only three
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It’s interesting how Parkinson’s disease affects my balance. When I get dressed in the morning, I challenge myself to do so standing up. When I stand on my left leg, bend
Things I can’t do with my right arm or hand: type (most days). brush the teeth on the right side of my face. I have to nod my head up
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Apparently, you can thwart the onset or progression of Parkinson’s disease by placing yourself in “enriched environments.” According to the article “‘Enriched Environment’ May Boost Brain Health” (see page 5 in
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I was mentioned twice in articles for the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s website. 1. One article interviewed me about being out on the job and participating in research trials. 2.
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I try to get to the gym or do some other kind of workout 4 or 5 times/week. Soon I’ll install a calendar on this site where I can track
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