April 28: Start Walking for Parkinson’s
If you live in the New York City area, or want a good reason to visit the Big Apple, keep Saturday, April 28, open so you can participate in the […]
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Parkinson’s Disease
New Year? New Drug Regimen!
I visited my neurologist yesterday. In general, she’s pleased as punch that the disease is not progressing, and she adjusted my meds as follows. As before, I’ve included medications prescribed
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What Am I Finding Out As I Learn Ping-Pong?
I’ve been learning ping-pong for about ten months at a weekly table tennis program for Parkies (click!), and last weekend I participated in the world’s first Parkinson’s Ping Pong Championship
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1st Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship a Smashing Success!
Today was the first International Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Championship, and by all accounts it was a huge success. Seven entrants from various countries around the world competed (that’s why I added
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Happy Valentine’s Day
In the fictional world many of us try to live in for much of our lives, Valentine’s Day means flowers and valentine cards and boxes of chocolates – all lovely
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The Bigger Problem
The state of New Mexico made the Parkinson’s news stream this week because of a possibly insensitive remark one of the state senators made about PD. A senate committee was
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More Walking for Parkinson’s – and I Mean MORE
Last week I posted a review of Chapter 2 of Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain’s Way of Healing. The chapter was titled “A Man Walks Off His Parkinsonian Symptoms: How Exercise Helps
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Announcing: Ping Pong Parkinson Championship
What: Ping Pong Tournament for People with Parkinson’s Disease When: Saturday, February 17, 12:00 noon Where: Westchester Table Tennis Center (175 Tompkins Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570) – easily accessible by
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Review: “A Man Walks Off His Parkinsonian Symptoms”
A psychiatrist recently suggested I read Chapter 2 of The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontier of Neuroplasticity, by Norman Doidge, MD. Chapter 2 is
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Link: “Senior Wellness Guide – Healthy Aging”
The folks at the online, for-profit Drugwatch (“Our Mission: Keep people safe from potentially harmful drugs, medical devices and procedures by informing them of medical conditions, severe side effects and ways
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