Is There a Secret to Living Well with Parkinson’s?

Originally published by ParkinsonsDisease.net 12/22/2021

This blog post was saved for a rainy day. Since it is raining here in Los Angeles today, it makes sense to post this now. If you have any other tips for living well with PD, please share them with me to save for yet another rainy day!

I never would have dreamt that I could thrive with Parkinson’s.

Recently, I was asked to participate in a book project about women with Parkinson’s disease (PD). I had to submit a photo and a short paragraph about my biggest fears with PD. I wrote:

“Is there a secret to living well with Parkinson’s? My biggest fear is not being able to do the things I love. Not being able to hold my grandchildren, travel with my husband, play tennis, write my blog and more. I don’t want to have to give up anything. And so far, after 12 years, I have had to give up or modify very little. I never would have dreamt that I could thrive with Parkinson’s.”

What can you do?

Read the rest of the article at Parkinsonsdisease.net

One response to “Is There a Secret to Living Well with Parkinson’s?”

parkyboy

January 18, 2022

Thanks for the excellent comments – my additional one is to always have something to look forward to (but that, lime most, is regardless of Parkinson’s!) bit.ly/WillIBeAbleToPlayThePiano

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