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Sherri W. Patient Expert

Medford, Oregon
Crazy. Sincere. Full of joy. Loves to sing. Takes wrong turns. Never asks for directions. Never... Full Bio
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Medication and PD by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Don’t you get tired of taking medicine? I mean, you wake up and you’re shaking. You have a shower and can’t shower the way you used to because your body isn’t listen ... Read on »
Good Grief by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health After the winter, God always sends the spring… always. I had the following post ready to go here on PJ about a week ago, but it had (the site) issues and it went ... Read on »
Great Gift Ideas for People with PD by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Christmas is round the corner and loved ones are beginning to frantically search shelves and the crevices of their minds as to what to get the loved one with Parkins ... Read on »
Pill Splitting by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A study released January 15th of this year, says pill-splitting can be a dangerous hobby.  Now, this isn’t talking about sharing pills, the ‘one for you, one for me’ ... Read on »
Update on First Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Red and White Tulips Artwork by Sherri Woodbridge, 2012 Almost three years ago, I surveyed a number of people with Parkinson’s disease, asking what their firs ... Read on »
Choose Joy – One woman’s choice in confronting a terminal illness by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Sarah and Riley Awhile a back, the song “God Is Good” filled the airwaves of Christian radio stations across the country. God is good, all the time. Thro ... Read on »
Eleven Years, Eleven Miles – A story of hope and courage by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Jeri just after walking onto the beach on the other side of Tahoe She always had the most beautiful smile. She used it all the time. I never saw her without it ... Read on »
My Journey with DBS: Deep Brain Stimulation by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health My doctor asked questions as to why I felt ready this time as opposed to some apprehension the last time.  My first answer was that I didn’t want to take over 20 pills ... Read on »
The Ending of Eras by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I have recently experienced the end of a very specific era in my life. That is the end of my daughter’s athletic career at her school. My daughter, Carol, is a senio ... Read on »
A Merry Heart by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Homicide was not one of the nation’s top 15 causes of death in 2010, according to new government statistics. That’s the first time since 1965 that homicide has not ran ... Read on »
Early Onset Alzheimer’s: Signs and Symptoms by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health You cannot find your keys.  That can happen to anyone. You forget where you parked your car.  Life is stressful, harried, and we have a lot on our minds most of ... Read on »
The First Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health ©2012 Sherri Woodbridge In response to a question posed to those with Parkinson’s disease, “What were your first symptoms of PD?”, the following is a list of a ... Read on »
Is Your Spouse Faking Parkinson’s Disease? by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health ©2012 Sherri Woodbridge There have been many stories coming my way lately, regarding the made-up scenarios of Parkinson’s disease. What I mean is this – some a ... Read on »
Champion, Conqueror, Hero by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health This is a picture of Michael J. Fox. If it is true that a picture paints a thousand words, I truly believe that this is one of the best pictures that I’ve seen where ... Read on »
Team Parkinson’s… You In? by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Team ALI-FOX! Whether you’ve got ‘regular’ Parkinson’s disease (disease manifests itself after age 55-65) or have been diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s d ... Read on »
Don’t Judge Us By Our Smiles by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Some people, in general, just aren’t aware of how wide the range of symptoms for Parkinson’s disease can be. For example, in looking at the motor symptoms alone, a p ... Read on »
Honest to Goodness Real Ads by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health When Googling “brain mass” on Facebook a while back, the following ads appeared in the sidebar.  This is the place on Facebook pages where people actually pay to adver ... Read on »
The Infamous Little Monster by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I have a little monster I take wherever I go He makes me do things I don’t want Like shake and walk real slow I have this little monster It was a gift ... Read on »
Parkinson’s’ Game of Life by Sherri W. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Do you ever feel like you can’t win? That life really is a game and you’re on a roll of striking out every time you get up to bat? You’re like the kid who, stand ... Read on »