Canadian artist with Parkinson’s Barbara Salsberg Mathews has created a set of illustrations to place Parkinson’s caregivers under the spotlight.  One of her illustrations is a local Morgan Hill couple, the Coleys.   The artist says, “Denise Coley (diagnosed 2018), lives with Parkinson’s…and often struggles with appetite. Her husband, Bernard Coley, creatively prepares ‘showcase plates’ to entice her to eat, proving that sometimes, you taste with your eyes first.”  See the illustration of the Coleys and others.

This illustration of the Coleys is part of a project seeking to show the diverse range of caregivers in the Parkinson’s community. As well as those who do not have a caregiver themselves.

See all the artist’s illustrations at Parkinson’s Europe

Barbara is known for a range of creative works including images showing the five stages of Parkinson’s, and her e-book titled “What Parkinson’s Feels Like.”

Visit one of her websites, Mime Over Mind, about mime to treat Parkinson’s disease.