Parkinson’s is both a movement disorder AND a neurological disease and this twofold simultaneous condition creates a set up for risky behavior to occur. Risky behavior and wellness don’t go together. I don’t know if Parkinson’s disease by itself actually causes a patient to engage […]
Andy’s whispered words carry weight. After Andy gently told some musician friends to “Keep practicing!” Another friend observed, “Andy says in a two word whisper more than most people say in an hour of talking.” As I age and have plenty of years under my […]
Many Parkinson’s patients experience a symptom called Bradykinesia- or slowness of movement. The cause of this symptom is a lack of dopamine but the effect I’ve seen in Andy is frustration and a lack of tolerance both in himself and in people interacting with him- […]
We know a spell of negative thoughts can occur in any person’s life, but a tendency towards negative thinking is actually part of the symptom menu that gets triggered with Parkinson’s disease. Looking back, I can identify negative thought patterns in Andy that presented a […]
Andy loved being part of the team. His life was productive and had purpose as long as we found ways to work around his Parkinson’s limitations. We did this by paying close attention and using timing and the tools we had, correctly. Andy’s experience with […]
