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Sharing Stories

Everyone's experience of living with Parkinson's is unique.  Here, real people living with Parkinson's share their stories about the challenges and joys of living with Parkinson's  - about adjusting to diagnosis, dealing with employment issues, finding the endeavors (academic, artistic or athletic) that are therapeutic to their symptoms and/or outlook...and more.

Your story, too, could inspire others whose lives have been affected by PD.  Share your story today.


Recent Stories

Posted on December 31, 2009By Su Kas How often have we heard the refrain "Health is Wealth" and we say, huh uh, and continue going our merry way oblivious to the significance of those three words. That phrase is...
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Posted on January 25, 2010By Julie Matherly The first year of marriage can be the toughest, but not for us. My husband Tim and I were like one of the goofy couples on the eHarmony.com TV commercials. After overcoming...
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Posted on December 29, 2009By Earl Love I was diagnosed with PD in June 2004. My Creative Outlet??? I had been making wine as a hobby since 1989 and my wife and I have now won both Texas and International awards with...
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Posted on September 11, 2009I have made a decision that the glass is going to be half full and that I will make the best of it. It is a conscious effort to do this rather than wallow in self pity. People with Parkinsons...
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Posted on August 25, 2009My Parkinson’s Disease Story & Symptoms by Gerry Lundy Pre-diagnosed symptoms led to my diagnosis of PD. My first symptom before being diagnosed with PD was, thinking back about 25 years...
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Posted on August 17, 2009I had DBS surgery in December 2006 after having been diagnosed with Parkinson's since 2000. I was amazed by the way my tremor came under control. Since then I have been playing golf again. ...
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Posted on August 08, 2009 My life as an adult has always been fast moving, an eventful ride that I have taken with enthusiasm. And then, sha-bam! I was diagnosed with Early Onset PD, and I was totally unprepared for...
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Posted on July 01, 2009I was diagnosed at age 43. After the initial shock, I found that with medication I could live a relatively normal life. Then in 2006, it all came home. The meds stopped working and every day...
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Posted on June 25, 2009Let me introduce myself: I have had Parkinson's now for 11 years of my 64, and I am only now beginning to notice some real limitations as I have slowly adapted to them unknowingly. I had DBS,...
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Posted on July 16, 2009I am 74 years old and have had Parkinson's for ten years. That is when I was diagnosed...who knows when it really started? Getting out of a chair, turning over in bed, or getting up is...
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