My Favorite Books and Other Helpful Things

Here are some of my favorite books on Parkinson’s along with a few other items I have found helpful throughout my journey.

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Living Parkinson’s

Steve Yellen says that living well with Parkinson’s isn’t only possible – it’s within your reach.

The book is organized around seven core strategies—attitude, knowledge, support, exercise, wellness, advocacy and research—and includes:35 “What You Can Do” actions to jumpstart change11 Expert Insights from neurologists, researchers, therapists and advocates 9 first-person stories from people living with Parkinson’sPerspectives drawn from 10 countries and regions

Living Parkinson’s is a practical guide grounded in solid research and real-life experience, offering clear strategies for living your best life with the disease. It provides a roadmap anyone can useto take control, find purpose and face Parkinson’s head-on

Favorite Books

Brain Storms

by Jon Palfreman

Still my all-time favorite. After his own diagnosis with PD, Palfreman, an award winning science journalist, wrote this insightful book about the doctors, researchers, and patients who continue to hunt for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.

Ending Parkinson’s Disease

by Ray Dorsey MD, Todd Sherer PhD, Michael S. Okun MD Bastiaan R. Bloem MD PhD

The new MUST READ book about Parkinson’s Disease for everyone with Parkinson’s and their care partners.

No Time Like the Future

by Michael J. Fox

An instant New York Times best seller, this moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.

Man’s Search for Meaning

by Viktor E Frankl

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published.

Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease

by Dr. Laurie Mischley

Dr. Laurie Mischley is a researcher at the forefront of alternative therapies for Parkinson’s Disease. Highly recommended.

Parkinson’s Diva

by Maria De Leon

A fun, informative book for women with PD by Dr. Maria de Leon who was a Movement Disorders Specialist before she was diagnosed with YOPD.  Available in Spanish. Her companion book is Parkinson’s Diva: Hello, Possibilities!

A Soft Voice in a Noisy World

by Karl Robb

Karl Robb provides an assortment of tips and suggestions that have made a difference in his life and benefitted him in his personal struggle with PD. This guide shows how one man successfully navigated the medical gauntlet with the support of his wife and care partner, and found his answers, often in the unlikeliest of places.

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