Mortality and Parkinson’s
People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) often hear doctors and others say, “You won’t die from Parkinson’s, you’ll die with Parkinson’s.” This can be misleading.
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Research
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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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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Empower Your Brain and Perk Up Your Social Life by Starting a Book Club
********** As Parkies age, they may become more homebound and may (or, more likely, will) experience cognitive decline. One enjoyable way to tackle both is by joining or starting an
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On Balance
********** ********** This week the NY Times reprinted an article about balance training, which is probably an overlooked area of concern for many people, whether they have Parkinson’s or not.
Introducing Levodopa Inhalation Powder (Inbrija)
********** ********** If you have Parkinson’s and are taking carbidopa-levodopa in a pill form, you may find that after a few years you experience “off” periods where the drug doesn’t
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Update on “Awe Walks”: Try It Inside!
Last May I wrote about “awe walks.” According to an article in the NY Times, “Consciously watching for small wonders in the world around you during an otherwise ordinary walk
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Compensation Strategies for Gait Impairment
********** ********** Are you a Parkie who sometimes (maybe all the time?) has problems walking? Do you have more problems, say, walking on a busy street or moving around in
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Apathy and Parkinson’s Disease
******** ******** Here’s a haiku that’s also a joke: The sky is gray milk. I could compose a haiku. But apathy… The joke is that haiku are supposed to
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Back in the Swim of Things
******** ******** I’m back to working out 5 – 6 days/week. In the pool I’ve been swimming 1,200 meters (about 3/4 of a mile) twice a week, and plan to
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