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Joyce

Caregiver for 10 year(s) My husband started out 10 years ago with a slight tremor and we were sent to a...see more neurologist to “rule out Parkinsons”; he did all the mundane tests and said no Parkinson’s evident. Those tremors had continued through the years to worsen and I started doing my own research. We went back to […]

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Josh

  Diagnosed at 39 My name is Robinson. I was diagnosed with Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease in March of 2013....see more I may have Parkinson’s, but it does not have me. They say exercise is the best therapy and I have chosen to pursue Powerlifting and the beautiful sport of Olympic Weightlifting. My mission in life started […]

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John

Diagnosed at 48 After I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease I was very depressed. Then I saw an ad for...see more a Trackless Train. It really gave me a feeling of value and very pleasing to see children from babies to folks in there 90’s enjoying a ride on my train. But it was a sad day […]

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Joan

Diagnosed at 44 I am a wife to an amazing man. I am a mommy to 3 great kids, who...see more have given me 5 grkids. I’m in the prime of my life. Working ungodly hours and then I started having weird things go on in my body. Oh by the way I’m a nurse…have been for […]

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Jim

Diagnosed at 42 I have always had an inquiring mind, and was fortunate to become a research scientist, a goal...see more I identified in my High School Yearbook. Also in that yearbook (8 pages later) was a neighbor whom I dated in college and married, and who still supports me today – my wife Susan. I am […]

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Jan

  Diagnosed at 47 I will not go into the details of my diagnosis, as all of us have been...see more through the shock, anger, disbelief, denial, etc. What I want my story to convey is that there is life after diagnosis. My motto is “Live with Parkinson’s, don’t LIVE Parkinson’s.” I did not let this disease […]

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Jacqueline

Caregiver for 11 year(s) came into her husband Alan’s life when he was 12. After being smuggled out of Europe...see more and escaping to the United States, holocaust survivor, , was placed with a foster family that lived just a few steps away from his home. Becoming friends with his sister brought her into Alan’s life nearly […]

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Hildegard

Diagnosed at 80 About 8 years ago I started noticing that I had problems getting up out of chairs. Then...see more it seemed as if my feet were glued to the floor and I could not move. But then I had a knee replacement and we thought that might have been the problem. Then oyher symptoms appeared: […]

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Helen

Diagnosed at 50 I have been a California resident most of my life.  I had a long and successful career...see more as a CPA, wife, mother (2 sons), grandmother (3 grandsons) and dedicated volunteer.  My first exposure to Parkinson’s came when I was a young girl as I witnessed my paternal grandmother confined to a wheelchair from […]

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Glenn

Caregiver for 5 year(s) I was a caregiver for my 79 year old mother. She had Parkinson’s for 20 years. In...see more her last 5 years of life, she also had Dementia. Her condition changed from a person who was able to walk, to a crippled woman who rode in a wheelchair. I personally cared for her day […]

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