How Am I Doing?
It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system. In general, the time since then has been OK. For the […]
Parkinson’s Disease
Heads Up! It’s Time for Deep Brain Surgery!
I’m about to undergo three procedures to surgically install Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) wires in my head and a battery pack in my chest.
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Taking Pride in Brain Health: Parkinson’s Disease and the LGBTQ+ Community
********** The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) invites you to its upcoming webinar, co-hosted with SAGE. In this webinar, expert panelists will discuss Parkinson’s disease and how it is experienced
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Frank Antonicelli’s Path from PD to a Creative Life
********** by Frank Antonicelli, guest author The initial symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease can be subtle and easily overlooked. It all began in 2003 when my wife noticed my right arm
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Where Am I With DBS?
********** ********** I’m in the queue for getting Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), and from my perspective, it’s a long one. I had my first meeting with some of the DBS
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Michael J Fox is Interviewed on PBS
********** This needs no introduction…
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I’ve Been Approved for Deep Brain Stimulation
********** ********** This week I was approved for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), whereby neurosurgeons will drill two holes in my skull and insert a wire in each to electrically stimulate
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Getting to the Bottom of Constipation
******** ******** Getting to the Bottom of Constipation First off, a joke: I hope this blog post isn’t so packed with info that you have to stress and strain
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Ping Pong Parkinson’s Goes Global!
Ping Pong Parkinson’s began a few years ago at a massive table tennis club in Pleasantville, NY – a 20-minute drive from my home. I was among the first to
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Updated Medication List
******** Here’s my updated medications list. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100: 2.5 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg: 1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg: 1 tab Metoprolol 25 mg: 1 tab
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