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Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations

Some years ago, our family doctor had three female patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) around the same time. She enquired of each of us if we were interested in meeting to be of support to each other.  We all agreed to meet. We shared our stories,...

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PD AND ME by Maureen

PD AND ME by Maureen

This is what Maureen has to say about #PDANDME: Thank you for the opportunity to tell my story. I was diagnosed just before my 50th birthday in 2007. My initial symptoms were atypical, with a very rapid onset of mental slowness and a feeling of unease that I...

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PD AND ME by Bill

PD AND ME by Bill

This is what Bill has to say about #PDANDME: Four and a half years ago I received a message from the neurologist that I did not want to hear: “You have Parkinson’s disease!” I was told that there was no cure and no way of reversing the diagnosis. All I could do was...

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PD AND ME by Renice Townsend (poem)

PD AND ME by Renice Townsend (poem)

Multiple Sclerosis was diagnosedIn 2002, I was toldThis did not compute with what I readIn 2004, Parkinson's disease was diagnosed insteadHeading into my 16th year, What am I feeling, what do I fear? This life is not what I would have chosenEspecially now when I...

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