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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.

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Ben Zoma Says: Who Is Rich?

Posted on January 10, 2011By Alan D Busch In the first in a series of essays, Chicago writer Alan D. Busch examines the nature of the relationship between his Jewish faith and Parkinson's Disease with which he has...
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The Buzzing Bees

Posted on January 13, 2011By Lillian Gallego - I've had Parkinson's disease for 2 years. This is my story of how I am dealing with it and how my family is helping me cope through this tough time in my life. Not having...
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PD and Me

Posted on March 18, 2011 I have Parkinson�s. I was diagnosed eleven years ago when I was 49. It was a tough reality for me, especially after I started learning about the disease and what it can do to a person. ...
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Living in Hope for a Cure for Parkinson's

Posted on March 21, 2011 It has been 15 years since I was diagnosed in 1996 with Parkinson�s .Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it. I was determined to absorb the blow, suck up...
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Parkinson's Mask

Posted on March 22, 2011I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 13 years ago. Part of that diagnosis was comment on my lack of facial expression, the infamous Parkinson's mask. I didn't think much about this until...
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Jimmy and Theresa

Posted on April 27, 2011My Dad's dad came here from Liverpool when he was 13. He died of cancer at age 48. My Dad was 21 at that time. My Dad always said every year he had after 48 was gravy. Jimmy Ross is an...
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A Note to My Friends

Posted on April 15, 2011By Peter Gall Dear Friends,My family and I traveled widely during my journalistic career, as far afield as Moscow and Singapore. We did a good job of staying in touch with you...
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Daughter Takes Inspiring Online Journey

Posted on January 26, 2011When Linda Giorgilli first signed up for Facebook, one of the world�s largest social networking sites, she thought it would be a nice way to connect with friends. �In the past two years, it has...
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What is Wrong with Me?

Posted on March 13, 2010by Nicky BlakeneyI first realized something was wrong with me in the fall of 1998. I began to avoid being with people. Things that I never noticed before started to make me very uncomfortable. ...
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My Dad and Parkinson's

Posted on June 21, 2010by Lexy Hi, my name is Lexy. I am 13 years old, and my dad has Parkinson�s disease. I don�t really know what to write in this essay, but I think it�s important that I share my story. I have...
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