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Finding My Voice by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I participated in a fantastic workshop at the Center for Digital Storytelling on Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Denver. Check out my story at: http://vimeo.com/36353515 ... Read on »

The Challenges of Being Hospitalized as a Parkinson's Patient by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health This is a very informative article about the challenges of being hospitalized as a Parkinson's patient. Hospital Care and Parkinson’s Disease. By Naomi Salins, M ... Read on »

From the Perspective of the Patients: Impact of DBS-STN on Communication by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Ahlberg E, Laakso K, Hartelius…Perceived Changes in Communication as an Effect of STN Surgery in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Interview Study, Parkinsons Dis. 2011;2 ... Read on »

The Parkinson’s Community Needs Your Participation by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The Parkinson Alliance is committed to helping improve the quality of life of people who have Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners. One facet of their ma ... Read on »

Making Peace with Parkinson’s by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I personally don’t like New Year’s resolutions. I've had a long history of making them and breaking them. Instead of resolutions and goals, I prefer creating a theme for ... Read on »

Back to the Basics by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health When I worked in my high-powered career as a Certified Public Accountant, I frequently set goals at year end. My focus was on goals that were specific, measureable w ... Read on »

Our Favorite Things by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Ten days ago my husband, Tom was in a car accident. While he was waiting in traffic, his car was rear-ended. The airbags of his car didn’t deploy, and we later learned t ... Read on »

Coping with the Challenges of Chronic Illness by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health For the past month, I felt sorry for myself living with Parkinson’s. I was weary from putting on a smiley face and being positive. Then I got inspired. Thankfull ... Read on »

Gratitude by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can tur ... Read on »

The Dopamine Chronicles by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The Dopamine Chronicles is the new Parkinson's Disease blog of cartoonist, Martin Bee. His blog specializes in Parkinson's Disease cartoons. In the words of Martin Bee " ... Read on »

Awkward Hands Move at a Snail’s Pace by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health One of the most troubling symptoms for those with Parkinson’s is bradykinesia, which is just a fancy word for slow movement. I’m grateful (alleluia) that my tremo ... Read on »

An Opportunity to Meet, Move and Learn by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I am still soaring from the weekend at the 6th Annual Southeastern Parkinson Disease Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Organized by the National Parkinson Foundation/G ... Read on »

The Empowered Patient by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The Empowered Patient: How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time (Paperback) by Eli ... Read on »

Shaky Paws Grampa by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health CARSON AND HIS SHAKY PAWS GRAMPA, the first book in Kirk Hall's Shaky Paws Grampa series, is a story about the relationship and love between a grandfather who has P ... Read on »

It Consumed Me by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Parkinson’s was in my thoughts and body 24/7. I allowed it to take over and become my identity. It moved in, took up residence and became a roommate that I couldn’t seem ... Read on »

Caregivers – Your Opinion is Needed by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Caregivers and care partners aren't usually asked their opinion about their communication with the Parkinson’s patient and how it impacts them. However, Dr. Jes ... Read on »

Take Charge of Your Post-DBS Speech and Swallowing Concerns by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Motor symptoms in Parkinson Disease show good response to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). This surgery generally reduces tremor and dyskinesia, whereas speech and swallowing ... Read on »

Playing with Parkinson's -- The Documentary by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health http://www.playingwithparkinsons.com/Welcome/The_Documentary.html "You don’t need to know how to play an instrument to make music. Just grab the nearest bowls an ... Read on »

A Son Reminisces about His Father by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health My brother, Tom Doyle, contacted me to remind me that today would have been our Dad's birthday. Our Dad died in 1995. He shared his memories... I remember Dad g ... Read on »

Breakthrough Inspires Hope in the Parkinson’s Community by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health More than fifty members of the Bionic Brigade met last Friday for our monthly meeting. Our group was formerly known as the Denver Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Support Gr ... Read on »

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