Something’s Wrong with My Walking
Soon after I got Deep Brain Stimulation, my walking ability was terrific. But over the months since then, it’s gotten worse. You can see the before and after […]
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Bruce
A New Issue: Voice Training with SPEAK OUT! Therapy
I recently wrote about the dangers of aspiration pneumonia (click!). Today I am writing about a related, more uplifting phenomenon: The SPEAK-OUT! Therapy Program, which aims to help people with
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Easy-But-Worthwhile Exercises to Do at Home When You Can’t Go to the Gym
Even if you can’t get to the gym, pool or other location to build up your body, you can exercise at home. Here’s how to do it.
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Worried About Aspiration Pneumonia?
Aspiration pneumonia was the most common reason for the emergency admission of patients with Parkinson’s Disease whose disease duration was >5 years. Pneumonia was one of the main causes of death.
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Let’s Count Backward from 100 by Sevens!
How can you count backward from 100 by sevens?
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How Am I Doing? 6th Update
******** The above image says it all. Before I had Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), every day I was taking 10.5 pills of carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) – the main drug to
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Coastal Flood Warnings! with Photos
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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How Am I Doing? 5th Update
******** 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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How Am I Doing? 4th Update
My husband and I started taking daily walks. Each day we walk longer and longer distances.
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How Am I Doing? 3rd Update
********** 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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