I’ve written a few posts recently about people coming out of the Parkinson’s closet. Since then, I’ve come across even more articles describing how individual Parkies take this step. Let’s […]
Another Parkie Out of the Closet – and Another and Another… Read More »
The Orlando Sentinel recently ran a story about a young man with Parkinson’s (Todd Stewart, who works for the Sentinel). Todd pretty much kept his diagnosis a secret for six years.
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In April this year, the World Parkinson Congress held a haiku competition, in part to rev people up for next year’s Congress in Kyoto, Japan. Traditional haiku, as it’s known
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CNBC just reported that Apple upgraded its Apple Watch with a feature that lets Parkies (and their doctors and medical researchers) track tremors, thus knowing better if and when meds
Sports Illustrated recently ran a long piece on Brian Grant, the NBA star who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 36. I’ll review the article with the Reader Response
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The three women above are coordinating a special art project for next year’s World Parkinson Congress in Kyoto, Japan, and they seek your help! They are going to fold 10,000
Please Contribute Your Message(s) of Hope! Read More »
Time for a brief English grammar session! Do you know what a modal is? It’s a kind of verb that gets attached to another verb to modify it. Examples of
Cannabidiol (CBD oil), w/ Modals Read More »
This week it became official: Ping-Pong Parkinson, which meets weekly at the Westchester Table Tennis Center (WTTC) in Pleasantville, NY, is now a 501(c)(3) organization – i.e., a public charity.
Pleasantville’s Ping-Pong Parkinson Becomes Official! Read More »
A recent report in the NY Times warns that people with electrodes implanted in their brain should be especially careful during thunderstorms, because if lightning strikes your building, you may
Got DBS? Watch Out for Thunderstorms! Read More »
The World Parkinson Congress will meet next year in Kyoto, Japan. But they are holding a video competition, open to anyone affected by Parkinson’s (Parkies, care givers, doctors, researchers, family
Announcing: 5th World Parkinson Congress Video Competition! Read More »