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Gina

  Diagnosed at 47 Out power walking one night, I was unfortunately hit by a car (the driver was texting)...see more and I suffered a broken foot. While recovering, my fiance told me that I was kicking him all night long. I thought I had suffered some sort of nerve injury that was causing me to twitch […]

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Eszter

  Diagnosed at 11 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease when I was 11 ( a few years prior to...see more my mom being diagnosed as well). I was lucky I played the guitar and the smallest rigidity in my right hand and fingers was taken seriously. My first neurologist put me on medication, however, as it did […]

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Eric

  Diagnosed at 38 Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease became a personal and family challenge in 2008. It’s like coming home...see more from a great day and finding an unwelcome stranger in your home except you can’t throw him out…no matter how much he repulses you. So you embrace him, try to control him and make him part […]

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Elke

  Diagnosed at 65 I have always been an independent person and the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age of...see more 65 came as a shock. I have spent my working life as a nurse and as an attorney; in other words, I always felt in control. Following my initial shock, I decided to make the successful […]

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Elizabeth

Diagnosed at 39 Tomorrow is March 11. It’s the anniversary of my diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. I have been living...see more with this diagnosis for seventeen years! It is hard to believe! When I was newly diagnosed, my friend lined up walking partners for me. As I continued to do fairly well, I kept increasing my weekly […]

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Elizabeth

  Caregiver for 2 year(s) I am my 77 year old mother’s care provider. I am navigating her medical care and...see more it has been a long, hard road to get her where she is today as her functional status was slowly and progressively declining. It all began about 3 years ago with a tremor in her left […]

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Douglas

Diagnosed at 41 My story of Parkinson’s is I started to have symptoms in 2001 and I was diagnosed in...see more 2003. Then it was confirmed by the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, FL in 2007. I went to the Cleveland Clinic with my father to a Movement disorder doctor because my parents moved to FL from NY […]

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Doug

  Diagnosed at 66 At the age of 66, as a result of unexplained symptoms: hand tremors, change of gait...see more and arm swing, I was prompted to seek medical evaluation. Mid-morning, January 6, 2011, was my first exposure to a neurologist… rather interesting, yet mildly foreboding. The neurologist was pleasant and affable. I was subjected to […]

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Doug

Diagnosed at 44 I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at age 44 although I had been seeing Drs. and diagnosed...see more with several other things for a year. I had a wife and 3 small children so the news was shocking. I was employed by the United States Forest Service as a Forester so much of my […]

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Dixie

  Diagnosed at 44 I have a wonderful relationship with my LORD and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s much greater than...see more before. I am an artist and my artwork comes so much easier and people are amazed at my gift. They tell me that my paintings are getting better all the time. I just finished illustrating a […]

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