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Bittersweet 16 by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Bitter Exactly 16 years ago on May 8, 1996, I was given that “not so sweet” diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) at the age of 46. In celebration of the ... Read on »

Infection: A Dreaded Complication of DBS by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Most of us with DBS don't want to consider the possibility of acquiring a DBS-related infection. On the one hand, we want to learn all the details as we assume that know ... Read on »

Tremors, Walking and Talking, and Finally Getting Some Sleep by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health My shaky body and muscle spasms in my right foot awake me at 2 AM. I toss and turn and can’t get comfortable. My resting tremors aren’t resting, but very much awake. I t ... Read on »

Make Every Step Count at the Parkinson's Unity Walk by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Allison Riley, Fleishman-Hillard, 212-453-2113, allison.riley@fleishman.com Helaine Isaacs, The Parkinson Alliance, 800-5 ... Read on »

Caregivers: Your Input Is Valuable by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Caregivers of Persons with Parkinson’s Disease Be part of an important Parkinson’s disease (PD) study: • Are you a primary caregiver of a person with PD? • ... Read on »

Early Diagnosis DOES Matter by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health By Carolyn Allen Zeiger, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist and spouse of someone with Parkinson's Disease Copyright © 2012 In Parkinson’s Disease, early diagnosis does ... Read on »

Getting Better Every Day by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health “Today, I am better than I'll ever be again.” I was jolted when I read Diane Marty’s statement in her inspirational story about her diagnosis of Parkinson’s, Choice ... Read on »

Choices by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health By Diane M. Marty Copyright © 2012 In retrospect, there had been some chilling clues. I had shrugged off my personal trainer’s observation that my left arm ... Read on »

Tips for Improving Your Verbal Fluency Test Scores by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Verbal fluency is the ease with which you can produce words and get the words out of your mouth. If you are being evaluated as a candidate for DBS, it is likely that ... Read on »

Being Heard and Understood by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health One of our basic human needs is to be heard and understood. With Parkinson’s, we often experience a real difference between what we think we are saying and what other pe ... Read on »

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 »

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