I'm a 55-year old federal writer-editor who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 10 years ago. My balance and gait are severely affected, so I work from home. I attempt to attack this disease… mostly by laughing at it.
I hope I can bring a smile to your face as well.
- Book Explores The Threat Of Neuroscience To The Concept Of Free Will And Whether We're Truly In Control Of Our Actions March 18, 2010
- Guideline Issued For Treating Sleep, Constipation, Sexual Problems In Parkinson's Disease March 16, 2010
- Antibiotic Lessens Symptoms In Movement Disorder March 12, 2010
- Years Of Smoking Associated With Lower Parkinson's Risk, Not Number Of Cigarettes Per Day March 11, 2010
- Michael J. Fox To Be Made Honorary Doctor At Karolinska Institutet March 8, 2010
HUNKY DUNK
UNDERCOVER TRUCKER
Parkinson’s Disease Drugs! Get on the bandwagon and make money while the money is good! Do it quick before those eggheads fiddling around with GENES go ahead and RUIN everything by finding a CURE or something!
Got a very friendly e-mail overnight from Dr. David Churchman, a project manager for Health Outcomes — part of Isis Innovation Limited. They’re the technology transfer company for the University of Oxford (that’s all the way over there in Great Britain!), and he works closely with some of the folks who developed the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire I referenced yesterday.
After watching the video I just posted, Gail and I both noted how ticked-off I look. But nothing could be further from the truth. I’m in a GREAT mood. (I’m eating CASSEROLE fer chrissakes!)
This is about as good an example of Parkinson’s disease facies (or “facial masking”) as I have ever produced.
A description from my [...]
Some items of note that seem appropriate for my 10-year anniversary as a person with Parkinson’s disease.
1. Ten years after diagnosis, those with PD are 20 times more likely to experience a hip fracture compared to age- and sex-matched control groups.
2. Regarding Parkinson’s disease dementia: The dementia usually begins about ten years after diagnosis.”
3. Regarding [...]
Found a bunch of self-assessment tests for PD today. Here’s how I did…
WEBSTER SCALE
This scale was developed as a simple rating scale that can be used to evaluate the degree of total parkinsonian disabilities. It applies a gross clinical rating to each of the 10 listed items, assigning value rating of 0–3 for each item, [...]
Mirapex? Cocaine? Similar symptoms on withdrawal? WHAT?
That’s what the research says!
New research has shown that reducing the dosage of dopamine agonist (DA) drugs, a mainstay treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), sometimes causes acute withdrawal symptoms similar to those reported by cocaine addicts — including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, sweating, nausea, generalized pain, fatigue, dizziness and [...]
