Andy was not a tyrant by nature but his illness made his continuous needs and requests of me feel tyrannical. When Andy’s abilities were being challenged and compromised by his disease, I was therehelping with everything as it came up. Unintentionally we became caught in […]
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Our experiences have led us to explore various healing practices that not only supported Andy but also benefited me as his caregiver. As a reluctant caregiver for my extremely disabled husband, Andy, for almost seven years, I experienced firsthand the intense demands and emotional toll […]
Press Release: Memoir Shares Story of Free-Spirited Couple Married 47 Years and How Parkinson’s Disease Has Affected the Past 18
In “Your Wildest Dreams,” Terrill Heath explores their family’s journey with Parkinson’s, from diagnosis to present-day success living with the disease. She writes about risks they took and the failures encountered. Since they didn’t have any health insurance, the family attempted to successfully use both alternative and conventional medicine for disease treatment.