Today I got this email message: The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning on Jan 13 for Southern Westchester County. …COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 […]
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******** My sister just sent me an article from the Harvard Gazette that discusses a new kind of robotic clothing that helps Parkinson’s patients walk without freezing of gait, or
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******** That iPod-like thing you see in this picture is actually the gismo my husband uses to modify (usually that means “increase”) the electrical current that my Deep Brain Stimulator
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My husband and I started taking daily walks. Each day we walk longer and longer distances.
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************** There’s a disconnect between YouTube videos about bladder issues put out by various Parkinson’s organizations (see example below) and documents you can find by Googling “Parkinson’s disease” + “urinary
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********** I can smell again! Like most Parkies, I lost the ability to smell anything soon after I was diagnosed. But my olfactory powers returned last night, and are still
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People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) often hear doctors and others say, “You won’t die from Parkinson’s, you’ll die with Parkinson’s.” This can be misleading.
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********** Almost two weeks have passed since the doctors at Mount Sinai turned on the batteries for my Deep Brain Stimulation setup. How am I doing? Check it out: I
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How can you help an aging loved one with Parkinson’s disease stay financially secure?
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It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system. In general, the time since then has been OK. For the