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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Deep Brain Stimulation
Bruce’s Daily Routine
Bruce’s Daily Routine These days I try to follow every step in my master routine list, as follows: Lumosity – This is a special website where you can play over
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Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall
Two weekends ago I had a catastrophic fall and ended up in the nearest hospital’s emergency room at about 2:00 a.m.
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No, Not Those Falls…
For an older adult, falls can be serious, even deadly. And falls are more likely if you have Parkinson’s disease.
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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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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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