"Where Life Meets Parkinson's." A blog for Parkinson's education, research advances, treatment strategies, and personal reflection. The goal is to provide support and resources to anyone either with Parkinson's disease or with any neurodegenerative disorder.
“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castenada “Don’t be ashamed of your story, it will inspire others.” Unknown Background story: Over the years, my research career has been supported by various non-Federal organizations, in particular the American Heart Association (AHA) and Susan G. …
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“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them.” Steve Maraboli “No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” Gabriel García Márquez Introduction: Happiness, being positive, and remaining hopeful are “life-elements” important to us all. To give you an idea as to how important it is for us to achieve happiness, a …
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“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss “May you live every day of your life.” Jonathan Swift Pros and cons to donating your body to medical science: Likely you've heard about it, maybe you've even thought about it, donating your body to medical science? It is a generous and altruistic decision …
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Journey with Parkinson's 