The great LIFE photographer Margaret Bourke-White was in Tokyo in 1952 when she first discovered that, in the middle of a physically demanding photojournalistic career, the dull pain in her left leg was becoming something more. Rising from a meal, she found herself, for a few steps at least, unable to walk.
Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson’s Disease, was interviewed recently by the AARP Magazine. He described six rules for surviving adversity, including exercise, pacing, acceptance, honesty, optimism, and humor.
AgingCare.com provides families with the necessary information and support to care for their parents, spouses or other elderly loved ones. The pages are extremely easy to navigate, and the information is simple and accurate, and their Parkinson’s Disease page is a surprisingly good source of information for Parkinson’s caregiving, with 19 practical articles in addition to forum questions and answers on PD…. Full Story>
Excerpt: “Susan Speicher has Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder that, as of now, has no cure, but please don’t call her ‘the woman with Parkinson’s.’ ‘Parkinson’s isn’t who I am, it’s just something I have,’ she says. ‘I have gray hair, and a small dog, and Parkinson’s’.”
