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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Other People’s Stories
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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Parkie Ping-Pong: Part 3 and Counting
I’ve blogged twice now (click! click!) about the weekly Parkinson’s night at a local table tennis center, and now there’s more to come. Here’s another news clip about the event
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Parkie Ping-Pong, Part 2
Last week I posted a news story about the Westchester Table Tennis Center’s Parkinson’s Night. This week I went. There were about ten Parkies in a separate room from the
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Parkie Ping-Pong!
…in Pleasantville, New York! Click here for the news and video. I live near Pleasantville, so I just might try it! More anon…
Parkie Doesn’t Take Potential Loss of ACA Health Insurance Lying Down
All across America this week, Congressional representatives and senators held town hall meetings with their constituents. Many Republican legislators faced hundreds of protesters who demanded that the Affordable Care Act
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Fire Fighters at Risk for Parkinson’s
According to the below news clip, firefighters are at an increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, as their job puts them in close contact with toxic fumes. Massachusetts is putting
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Marijuana + Older Parkies: An Expanding New Thing
The New York Times reports today that elderly people who live in nursing homes or assisted living centers are using marijuana daily to cope with pain and other physical aggravations.
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Reader Response: Have Your Lost Your Mind?
Today I am responding via my six Reader Response Questions to a 2014 New Yorker article by Michael Kinsley, “Have You Lost Your Mind?” Click here to read the background of
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Obamacare and Parkinson’s: One Person’s Story
The New York Times has an op-ed piece by Cameron Zeigler, a former social worker with Young Onset PD. Cameron was diagnosed at the age of 44, and eventually had to
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