Individual Parkies Taking Charge
There’s been a bunch of articles recently about average Jane or Joe Parkies taking charge of their lives and speaking out. Shall we review a few? 1. Mike Wood Lifts […]
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Physical Exercise
Parkinson’s Ping-Pong Panacea
I’ve written about (click! click! click! click! click!) and have been frequently attending the weekly Parkinson’s night at the nearby Westchester Table Tennis Center. About ten Parkies come each
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Young Onset Parkies In the News
Here are two contrasting stories of Young Onset Parkies in the recent news. 1. Top Reader Response in This Week’s New York Times Chris, in San Francisco, wrote a reader
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Ping-Pong Power Play
I’ve started attending the weekly Parkinson’s Ping-Pong night at the nearby Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville. It’s really a wonderful service they provide. Typically about ten Parkies are there,
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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 3
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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Canadian Parkie in the News
Yesterday’s CBC News (in Canada) reported on Robyn Levy, a young woman with Parkinson’s who fights back through exercise and art. (She was also a fellow official blogger of the last
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Parkinson’s Unity Walk – This Saturday in NYC!
If you’re in New York City this weekend, be sure to join the Parkinson’s Unity Walk in Central Park. Thousands of Parkies will be there, as well as their friends,
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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 2
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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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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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 1
Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some
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