NY Times Asks: Why Do More and More Old People Die from Falls?
The NY Times reports: More and more elderly are falling and dying in America, but not in other countries.
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Bruce’s Meds
Ask AskShan Again And Again And AskShan Answers Again And Again!
Here are two more questions that I submitted to AskShan. As before, my question will appear in bold font, and AskShan’s response in italics. And just like last time, the
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Asking AskShan Again and Again
I now like to visit the online bot for Parkinson’s disease, and am impressed with how quickly the bot responds to my inquiry.
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How’s My Walking? OK, But Not Perfect…
Here are four videos of me walking recently: April 23, April 28, April 29, April 30. On April 25, we went to Mt. Sinai in Manhattan, where I had my
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Now You Know…
Here is my desk, and in the foreground you can see three pill bottles. I’ve been taking pills from bottles like these for over a decade now, and could
An Easy Way to Take Pills When You Have So Many You Could Choke
As I’ve said before (click!), one of the shocking and scary aspects of Parkinson’s disease starts happening when your epiglottis no longer effectively closes off your windpipe when you swallow,
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Walking Post-DBS: Still Working On It
You can see from the video that I still have to work on my walking.
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New Medication List + Quiz
There’s a new addition to my drugs list, but the game for you is to figure out what’s missing. (See answer below.)
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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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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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