Festinating Gait? Begone!
I lived as a happy-go-lucky Parkie for the first six years. My symptoms were mostly mild and easy to joke about. (Poop joke: What do New Yorkers call a bird […]
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Physical Exercise
Typical Parkie Question. Atypical Answer.
Fill out practically any questionnaire as a person with Parkinson’s disease, and you inevitably hit the question, “Do you need help buttoning your clothes when you get dressed in the
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Ping-Pong Parkinson’s: Humanity Above Winning
Here’s another great video showcasing the growing awareness worldwide that ping-pong helps Parkies control and reduce their symptoms. In the upcoming years there are world championships for Parkinson Ping-Pong players,
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Nenad, Who Plays Ping-Pong
Nenad Bach is a world-renowned musician who also has Parkinson’s disease. He found that playing ping-pong reversed some of his symptoms, and he is the driving force behind Ping Pong
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How I’m Keeping Fit During the Covid-19 Pandemic
As a person with Parkinson’s disease, I suffered a setback once the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and both my gym and my town’s terrific indoor swimming pool closed. Ditto the ping-pong
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Back in the Saddle!
Hi everyone! I know, it’s been ages. But I’m back in the saddle and hope to return Parking Suns to its former glory soon. For over a year I’ve been
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A Word that Drives Me Crazy, Yet Nobody’s Heard It Before
The one word that drives me crazy is a word you’ve never heard. That’s because I made it up. The word is “senilicize.” If “infantilize” means “to reduce a person
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My New Year’s Resolutions as a Person with Parkinson’s Disease
This is what I’m aiming for in the upcoming year. I call it my “2020 Vision.” (1) Make Going to the Gym My Top Priority. Here’s what often happens on
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Dealing with Ever-Changing Parkinson’s Symptoms
It seems like there are about a hundred symptoms you might encounter when you have Parkinson’s disease, and of course, everybody deals with a different set. (Did you know that
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Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease? Well, Welcome!
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, allow me to welcome you to a new stage in your life that can have many positive attributes. I know that sounds
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