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April 13, 2019 – Parkinson’s Weekly Update
Parkinson’s Disease features this week: World Parkinson’s Day awareness around the globe; boxing helps a husband get his wife back from Parkinson’s grip; bionic assistance for raising a middle finger as a PD salute; a young onset PD perspective on bucket lists; virtual reality training for balance; detecting early stage Parkinson’s with a selfie (and not just because the camera is shaking); people with Parkinson’s in the UK are tired of people thinking they are drunk; and more. Thursday, April 11 was World Parkinson’s Day 2019, a day on which various organizations try to draw public awareness to issues surrounding ...
World Parkinson’s Day 2019: I Ain’t Drunk, I’m Just Thinkin’
The late great master of the telecaster, Albert Collins, was well known for his rendition of “I Ain't Drunk, I’m Just Drinkin'”. But with Parkinson’s, the song could be reworked as “I Ain't Drunk, I’m Just Thinkin'”, as just about every media outlet in the UK featured an article about people with PD being misjudged as being drunk. Today is World Parkinson’s Day, an arbitrary day (Dr. James Parkinson's birthday) on which various organizations try to draw public awareness to issues surrounding Parkinson’s Disease. And it is interesting to note the themes coming from different parts of the world. Globally, ...
March 31, 2019 – Parkinson’s Weekly Update
This is a recap of the most interesting news and discussions related to Parkinson’s Disease this past week. We start by looking ahead to Parkinson's Disease Awareness which starts on Monday by revisiting the funniest (and most relatable) Parkinson's Disease awareness video of all time. We then realize that we may be personally too aware of PD, so we take a look at awareness months for other diseases and health issues. Next up we try to avoid the big gun debate while reporting on an intriguing case study of "gun therapy" for Parkinson's; a hip-hop dance demonstration inspires one of ...
Parkinson’s Awareness Month is a time to look outward, not inward
Who decides which disease or cause can lay claim to a month as an awareness month? I’m just curious, because we’re about to enter April, which for some reason is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. It's not that I don't believe that PD deserves an awareness month. My issue is that I feel like a hypocrite. I am so aware of Parkinson's Disease, that I have been completely unaware of awareness months for any other diseases or causes in the past year. Therefore, I think there is no better way for those of us with PD to start Parkinson’s Disease Awareness ...