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…
Parkinson’s Disease
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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#UniteForParkinsons – World Parkinson’s Day, April 11, 2017
April 11 is World Parkinson’s Day, and this year marks the 200th Anniversary of Dr. James Parkinson’s Essay on the Shaking Palsy, which was the first official recognition of Parkinson’s
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12 Facts You May Not Know About Anxiety and Parkinson’s Disease
I culled the following points from a half dozen online articles, listed below. I’m keen to learn more about anxiety as it relates to Parkinson’s disease. My neurologist is having
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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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Exercise – Just Read It!
I’m not going to write much about today’s NY Times article about Parkinson’s disease and exercise. Just read it!
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The Sinemet Hunger Game – Round 3! Buttons!
I’ve recently posted (bingo! bingo!) how I get severe hunger pains during the day that I have to balance with taking Sinemet, as you need to have an empty stomach
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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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