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Join the Club by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I am working with speech therapist, Mary Jo Cartoni, on developing a monthly speech and voice club for those of us with Parkinson’s Disease who need ongoing help.Please ... Read on »

Statins May Provide Double Protection by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I fought my doctor when she prescribed statins to lower my dangerously high cholesterol. Instead, I lost 10 pounds (actually 10.4 pounds but who’s counting), ate a more ... Read on »

Say Yes to Your Family and Friends' Gifts of Participation by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Your family and friends WITHOUT PARKINSON’S are always so eager to help. My husband, Tom, is no exception. In between snow-shoveling and scrutinizing the list of snow cl ... Read on »

When the New 60 Feels Like 6 by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I celebrated my 60 th birthday this month. The average age of onset of Parkinson’s Disease is also 60. I never wanted to be average and with the diagnosis at the age of ... Read on »

Three Parkinson's Movers and Shakers by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health By Valerie GrahamParkinson’s activists Valerie Graham, Diane Cook and Kate Kelsall, all living in metro Denver, Colorado, recently returned from the second annual Clinic ... Read on »

Device-Envy by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I’m jealous. When one of the members of the DBS support group showed up with her newly implanted Medtronic’s Activa ® PC Neurostimulator along with her new Act ... Read on »

How Prevalent Is Suicide in Parkinson's Disease? by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The dramatic headline “Suicide is Five Times More Likely in Parkinson’s Disease” caught my attention. It made it seem as though everyone with Parkinson&rsquo ... Read on »

The True Everyday Heroes by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Kate Kelsall and Valerie Graham (photos courtesy of Deb Peek, University of Colorado Hospital)We (Kate Kelsall and Valerie Graham) feel honored and humbled to have received Ch ... Read on »

I'm Not Bragging But... by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Well, yes, I guess I am bragging. I just had to tell someone about my perfect week -- and it's only Thursday.1. Valerie Graham and I were fortunate to be chosen to participate ... Read on »

Speechless by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health He was my favorite person at Toastmasters when I was a member 13 years ago, at the time of my Parkinson's diagnosis. He was vibrant, talkative with a slight southern drawl and ... Read on »

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Yoga and Parkinson's Disease by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Paul Zeiger and Carolyn Zeiger have set up a terrific new web site about yoga and Parkinson's Disease. Also included are articles by Carolyn on caregiving.Their web site is ea ... Read on »

Gravity + Grace by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Gravity + Grace: A Contemporary Opera by Frank Ferraro and Stephen PellegrinoIf you live near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you won't want to miss this performance.Artist Frank Fe ... Read on »

Back to My Bliss by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Last Friday night, after a seven year absence, I played with the accordion band. I also made a commitment to play for Octoberfest, at the Christmas dinner for the homeless, an ... Read on »

Speak Up! by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Purdue University NewsAugust 25, 2009New technology helps Parkinson's patients speak louder by Emil Venere and Cynthia SequinSource: http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/x/2009b/09082 ... Read on »

When Families Managed Their Own Health Care by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health In the 1950s, bumps, bruises, scrapes, sniffles, sore throats, stomach aches, indigestion, fevers, headaches, coughs, colds and growing pains were all managed at home. For del ... Read on »

Wouldn't It Be Great If This Drug Slowed or Stopped the Progression of Parkinson's by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health New Parkinson's drug tested at CU Denverwritten by:Jeffrey Wolf Date last updated: 8/17/2009 10:28:22 PMAURORA - A new study on Parkinson's disease going on in Colorado could ... Read on »

The Misunderstood Mask of Parkinson's by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I overheard my friend say “she still has that Parkinson’s stare” when describing me on the phone to her sister. My feelings were hurt, particularly when I&rs ... Read on »

Dying with Parkinsons by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I’ve been avoiding the taboo subject of dying with Parkinson’s. However, a blog reader wrote me about her grandfather with advanced Parkinson’s and said, &l ... Read on »

Emails such as this make it all worthwhile by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Shannon, a young woman from Arkansas, found me on my blog. She wrote me about her mother with Parkinson's Disease who had poor DBS results.Shannon gave me permission to post h ... Read on »

If I Didn't Have a Dog or a Cat by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Author: Unknown I could safely walk around the yard barefoot.My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would b ... Read on »

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