Duopa – The Next Stage?
I’ve blogged quite a few times about the pros and cons of being on Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa). Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! My prose about the pros is that when […]
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Michael J. Fox Foundation
Lounging at the Waldorf: Parkinson’s Research Update
I was fortunate to attend a Parkinson’s research roundtable at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan this weekend, sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Here are
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Can You Drive With Parkinson’s?
I recently posted a sonnet that I wrote after I passed my annual driving test. One of my blog’s frequent viewers, Beverly, asked the following: Is the driving test required by
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Coming Out at Work
The Michael J. Fox Foundation once again came out with a great document…this time about coming out at work with your PD diagnosis. To download, click here: Sharing Your PD
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Lewy Body Update
I may have jumped to conclusions too quickly yesterday when I criticized Robin Williams’ wife’s statements about his suicide. Part of the problem was that the tabloid newspapers I took
Robin Williams. Lewy Bodies. Michael J. Fox. Parkinson’s. Me.
I think the recent statements by Susan Schneider, Robin Williams’ wife, about Williams’ suicide are off-the-wall, out-of-touch, and irresponsible. Williams killed himself on August 11, 2014, shortly after he was diagnosed with
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Guide to Parkinson’s Symptoms
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research just published this Guide to Parkinson’s Symptoms. It covers the major motor symptoms (e.g., postural instability and tiny, illegible handwriting) as well as
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Triathlon Triumph Times Two!
This weekend I competed in the swimming portions of two triathlons to raise awareness of, and funding for research into, dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All proceeds will go to the
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Defeat PD and Dystonia!
On the weekend of September 26th and 27th, I’ll enter two triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All donations will go to the Michael J.
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Help Bruce Defeat Dystonia & Parkinson’s!
The picture above shows me at the Olympics Aquatic Center in Mexico City in 1971. I was a high school student in Mexico and on my school’s swimming team. On
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