The Sinemet Hunger Game
Lately my body’s been waging a war within itself. The two opponents are (1) the need to take another tablet of Sinemet (carbidopa-levodopa) because the effects are wearing off, and […]
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Parkinson’s Disease
Pour Another Cup
As I recently blogged, I’m going to read and respond to books and articles about Parkinson’s disease via a reader response format that we use with students at my school,
Change #3 After the World Parkinson Congress: Deeper Reporting. Case #1: Yuma Bev
I realized at the recent World Parkinson Congress that I should be reading more books and articles about PD, and that my blog posts could dive more deeply when I
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Donald Trump Courts the Terminally Ill…
…and the audience laughs.
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Tail End of the World Parkinson Congress…
Sigh! The World Parkinson Congress is over! And now we’ve scattered to more than 60 countries around the world – all 4,500 of us. Parky and I blogged a lot
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My Main Take-Aways from the Friday Session on “Exercise as Treatment”
I attended the first two lectures of Friday afternoon’s session, “Exercise as Treatment,” during the closing hours of the World Parkinson Congress. Rather than write up all my notes, I’ll
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Sunny Sundays – WPC Edition!
In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week’s entry: Bette Midler singing “Sunrise Sunset” from the play Fiddler on
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Living Well with Parkinson’s: Linda Olson’s Story
On Thursday at the World Parkinson Congress, I attended a special presentation titled “Living Well with Parkinson’s.” Four outstanding members of the PwP community sat on the stage and talked about
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The Forging Resilience Tree
Parky loves to climb trees. What tree is this, inside the main concourse at the World Parkinson Congress? It’s an art installation titled “Forging Resilience,” sponsored by the Silver Foundation. From
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My Notes from the James Parkinson’s Special Lecture on Levodopa
From the WPC Program Guide James Parkinson’s Special Lecture “Levodopa Over the Last 50 Years – Where We’ve Come and Where We Are Going” Speaker: Dr. John G. Nutt, Professor
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