Unite for Parkinson’s Day
Today is April 11 – World Parkinson’s Day! From the website Unite for Parkinson’s: WHAT IS WORLD PARKINSON’S DAY? World Parkinson’s Day is held on 11 April every year. It […]
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Parkinson’s Disease
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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My Updated Drug Regimen
Here’s my latest drug regimen, which has been updated to include a blood pressure pill and additional Clonazepam in the morning, to fight the anxiety that was ruling (ruining? rudely,
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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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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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Coming Out With Parkinson’s: Whom Do You Tell?
Today’s New York Times has an article that asks: If you have a serious medical condition, whom should you tell? One of the people described in the article (the author’s
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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…