The Ups and Downs of Falling
Here’s a great video showing the ins and outs (rather, the ups and downs) of falling for people with Parkinson’s.
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Medications
Less Advice, More Presence: Supporting Loved Ones with Chronic Illness
Supporting someone with a chronic condition doesn’t mean fixing them. It doesn’t mean knowing all the right things to say. It means showing up with rhythm, with listening, with humility.
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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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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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The AI “Doctor” Will See You Now
New Parkinson’s Clinician: AI Itself There’s a new “doctor” in town – and it’s entirely AI. I found this out by reading a blog post on the World Parkinson
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New Book: Taming and Managing Parkinson’s Disease
This book aims to give the reader an overview of how Parkinson’s works in the body, and what the PwP (Person with Parkinson’s) can do about it.
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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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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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