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.
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- Michael J. Fox To Be Made Honorary Doctor At Karolinska Institutet March 8, 2010
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I haven’t done one of these videos for awhile, but I do believe you will get a good idea of the kind of vocal problems I’m having. I’m more hoarse than I’ve been in recent videos (which you can see for yourself by clicking the “video” category above), and I’m slurring and stuttering. At least [...]
Ak! Ak! Ak! Ak! Ak!
My speech problems continue for another day. Last night as Gail left the bedroom to use the facilities, I meant to ask her if she wanted me to turn on the bedside lamp. What I said was…
“Would you like me to turn the… the… the… the…”
I pointed [...]
Had another of those little uncomfortable moments today, much like one I had when I was at the store recently with Gail and I froze up — mentally and physically.
I had just downloaded a series of sound files from a colleague of mine and wanted to go from my work server to my home server to [...]
