Today was the first International Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship, and by all accounts it was a huge success. Seven entrants from various countries around the world competed (that’s why I added […]
1st Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship a Smashing Success! Read More »
In the fictional world many of us try to live in for much of our lives, Valentine’s Day means flowers and valentine cards and boxes of chocolates – all lovely
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It’s a gorgeous fall weekend, and my husband and I are going to climb Mt. Beacon, one hour north of us on the Hudson River. There’s room in my backpack
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This past weekend I swam a 2.5 kilometer (1.5 mile) open water race in Lake George, New York, to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Today, with the support of Parky 1, Parky 2 and Parky 3, I swam across the Hudson River from the city of Newburgh to the town of Beacon. Newburgh and
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At the World Parkinson Congress last September, I walked in on the tail-end of an academic session that dealt with nutrition. The speaker ended with a strong pitch that we
Review: “How Not to Die from Parkinson’s Disease” Read More »
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
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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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
Gay, with Parkinson’s. An Update. Read More »
DBS, or Deep Brain Stimulation, has been an option for treating Parkinson’s disease since the late 1980s. Basically, surgeons drill two holes in your skull and insert tiny wires into
DBS Updates: Now Used for Depression, Too Read More »