Young Onset Parkies In the News
Here are two contrasting stories of Young Onset Parkies in the recent news. 1. Top Reader Response in This Week’s New York Times Chris, in San Francisco, wrote a reader […]
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Other People’s Stories
Preparing to Be – Or to Care For – a Special Needs Senior
A Parking Suns visitor, Elena McDermott, recently sent me a swell list of online resources for people who are senior and disabled – and for their care givers. Let’s review them one-by-one:
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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 3
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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Canadian Parkie in the News
Yesterday’s CBC News (in Canada) reported on Robyn Levy, a young woman with Parkinson’s who fights back through exercise and art. (She was also a fellow official blogger of the last
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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 2
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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Parkinson’s Disease Anxiety: 5 Ways Out of This Labyrinth
As I have written before, Parkies are at high risk for anxiety disorder. This is not merely because we’re reacting in fear to our diagnosis, but because PD changes the chemical
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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 1
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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In the Offing: Future Therapies for PD
I recently received the following message from Benjamin Stecher in my blog’s in-box: Hey, fellow PD advocate and blogger here, Below is a link to my latest blog entry about the
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Michael J. Fox Does AARP
Or is it “AARP Does Michael J. Fox“? At any rate, AARP The Magazine has a great interview with Fox in its current issue. He talks about how he’s coping
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Navin Kumar – Parkie Ping Pong Powerhouse
I’ve blogged recently about a local tennis table center which hosts a weekly night for people with Parkinson’s disease. But now I’ve met, via email, Navin Kumar, a top-ranked ping-pong athlete
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